Collocations for "teach"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "teach" 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!
'teach' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
applied
- basic
- behave
- bilingual
- coordinator
- dance
- dependent
- dog
- economics
- embroidery
- engineering
- essential
- faculty
- forensic
- fret
- grammar
- high
- intercourse
- lesson
- mankind
- manner
- me
- mechanic
- mechanical
- medicine
- music
- narrative
- old
- orderly
- perfect
- photography
- phrasal
- physics
- planning
- preach
- qualified
- readiness
- reading
- reluctance
- reporting
- root
- rule
- saying
- science
- script
- sequence
- severity
- sign
- slang
- soccer