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teaching

nounverbcommon in dialogue

  • //ˈtiːt͡ʃɪŋ//

Something taught by a religious or philosophical authority.

noun

  1. 1

    Something taught by a religious or philosophical authority.

    Many follow the teachings of Confucius.

  2. 2

    The profession of educating people; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches.

    Teaching has seen continual changes over the past decades.

    I have found a teaching job.

    a teaching assistant

Etymology

From Middle English teching, techinge, from Old English tǣċing, tǣċung (“instruction, direction, teaching”), equivalent to teach + -ing.

verb

  1. 1

    Also a form of teachpresent participle and gerund of teach

Etymology

From Middle English techinge, techynge, techende, techand, from Old English tǣċende, from Proto-Germanic *taikijandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *taikijaną (“to show, point out”), equivalent to teach + -ing.

Forms

plural
teachings
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