Collocations for "teaching"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "teaching" in context.
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teach
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- teach [math, science]
- teach in a [high school, university]
- teach a [class, course, lesson] (on)
- teach the [basics, process] (of)
- teach the [children, students, youth]
- teach them [how, when, where, about, that]
- [that should, that'll] teach him a lesson
- I could teach you a thing or two (about)
- taught my child how to [drive, shave]
- teach your child not to
- teach them to [be polite, say thank you]
- my [mother, father, parents] always taught me (not) to
- I was (always) taught that
- if [experience, life] has taught me anything, it's (that)
- teach about the [war, uprising, discovery]
- [impossible, difficult] to teach
- has been teaching for [25 years]
- UK: subjects (are) taught at [primary school, secondary level]
- slang: a [math, history, PE] teach
- slang: my [old, ex] math teach
- slang: hey, teach, I [finished my homework, forgot my pencil]
- slang: come on, teach!
'teaching' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Chinese
- Russian
- Welsh
- abroad
- absence
- arabic
- bread
- class
- college
- complement
- disgrace
- effective
- egg
- electronic
- engaging
- entertaining
- flexible
- fulfilling
- grammar
- grandmother
- hands-on
- hassle
- hospital
- innovative
- internship
- juggle
- livelihood
- material
- medium
- method
- oral
- practice
- principle
- profession
- psychology
- qualification
- quality
- ratio
- scholarship
- school
- snap
- specialty
- summer
- supplement
- supply
- teach
- technique
- technology
- tiring
- touch