teach

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtiːtʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/titʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tēch)

Inflections of 'teach' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
teaches
v 3rd person singular
teaching
v pres p
taught
v past
taught
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
teach vi (give instruction)enseñar vi
 When I grow up, I want to teach.
 Cuando sea grande, quiero enseñar.
teach [sth] vtr (give instruction in)enseñar vtr
 Brian wants to teach physics.
 Brian quiere enseñar física.
teach [sb] vtr (educate)enseñar a vtr + prep
  instruir a vtr + prep
 Lee hopes to teach young children.
 Lee aspira a enseñar a niños pequeños.
teach [sb] [sth] vtr (give instruction to [sb] in)enseñarle algo a alguien vtr + prep
 Ben teaches high school kids French and Spanish.
 Ben le enseña francés y español a chicos de secundario.
teach [sb] to do [sth],
teach [sb] how to do [sth]
v expr
(instruct in technique)enseñarle a alguien a hacer algo loc verb
  enseñarle a alguien cómo hacer algo loc verb
 Dave is teaching his teenage daughter to drive a car.
 Who taught you how to skate?
 Dave le está enseñando a su hija adolescente a conducir el auto. // ¿Quién te enseñó a patinar?
teach [sb] about [sth] vtr + prep (give knowledge of)enseñar a alguien sobre algo loc verb
 The clinic teaches people about health issues.
 Sonoko taught me about Japanese food and culture.
 La clínica enseña a la gente sobre problemas de salud.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
teach n US, slang, abbreviation (teacher: term of address) (informal: profesor)profe nm
  (MX, informal, mujer)miss nf
 How's it going, Teach?
 ¿Cómo va todo, Profe?
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
Don't teach Granny to suck eggs,
Don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs
interj
figurative (respect [sb]'s experience)no intentes dar clases a tu maestro expr
  (AR, coloquial)a mamá mona con bananas verdes no expr
  (AR, coloquial)a papá mono con bananas verdes no expr
teach a lesson v expr (give a class, give instruction)enseñar vtr
 He's going to teach a lesson on how to solve equations today.
teach [sb] a lesson v expr figurative (punish and deter [sb])darle una lección a alguien loc verb + prep
  enseñarle una lección a alguien loc verb + prep
 The witch taught the prince a lesson by turning him into a frog.
 La bruja le dio una lección al príncipe convirtiéndolo en un sapo.
teach a lesson v expr (give a class, give instruction)dar lecciones loc verb
 He's going to teach a lesson on how to solve equations today.
  dar una clase loc verb
 Hoy va a dar una clase sobre cómo resolver ecuaciones.
teach [sb] the basics of [sth] v expr (give [sb] elementary lessons in a subject)enseñarle las bases de algo a alguien loc verb + prep
  enseñarle algo básico a alguien loc verb + prep
 We decided to teach them the basics of English.
 Decidimos enseñarles las bases del inglés.
teach-in n (informal conference)clase nf
  charla nf
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Collocations: teach [math, science], slang: a [math, history, PE] teach, teach in a [high school, university], more...

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