teaching

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noun

teach·​ing ˈtē-chiŋ 

1

: the act, practice, or profession of a teacher

2

: something taught

especially : doctrine

the teachings of Confucius

teaching

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adjective

: of, relating to, used for, or engaged in teaching

a teaching aid

the teaching profession

a teaching assistant

Synonyms

Noun

• education
• instruction
• schooling
• training
• tuition
• tutelage
• tutoring

Examples of teaching in a Sentence

Noun

He went into teaching after college.

a chemist who has devoted his career to teaching, even though he could have made a lot more money in an industrial job

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

And yet, across southern states such as Florida, new bills proposed the prohibition of the teaching of topics associated with slavery and race. —Ana Lucia Araujo / Made By History, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024

That was the dominant teaching in their conservative Christian culture. —John Blake, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024

Adjective

Free teachers from non-teaching duties and responsibilities. —Peter Greene, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2021

The State University Organization of Administrative Faculty union, which represents Dukes and about 800 other non-teaching staff across the CSCU system, had challenged Dukes’ firing and after the criminal charges were dismissed and asked CSCU to settle the matter, union officials said Tuesday. —Zach Murdock, courant.com, 1 Dec. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1615, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing teaching

• practice teaching
• student teaching
• teaching assistant
• teaching hospital

Kids Definition

teaching

noun

teach·​ing

1

: the act, practice, or profession of a teacher

2

: something taught

especially : doctrine