Words / A1

TEECH/tiːtʃ/

Help someone learn: She teaches English. Teach + person + subject. Learn is what the student does — do not say “She learned me English.” Taught is the past. A teacher is the person.

Meaning

To help someone learn.

Examples

• “She teaches English.”
• “Who taught you to drive?”
• “He teaches maths at the college.”

Good to know

teach + person + subject. Student verb: learn. Past: taught.

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