teaching

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noun

teach·​ing ˈtē-chiŋ How to pronounce teaching (audio)
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: 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

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
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Noun
As part of his teaching, the court heard that Westwood talked to one teenager, who was raped, about a masturbation scene from Bridgerton. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025 Climbing out of the poverty of her upbringing, Frame studied to be a schoolteacher but was hospitalized in her early twenties, after a suicide attempt provoked by the anxiety of her teaching assessment. Audrey Wollen, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2025
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 See All Example Sentences for teaching

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1615, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of teaching was in the 13th century

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“Teaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teaching. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

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teaching

noun
teach·​ing
1
: the act, practice, or profession of a teacher
2
: something taught
especially : doctrine

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