Indeed you know a lot of things, but you're not good at teaching them.
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Teaching
//ˈtiːt͡ʃɪŋ//
Synonyms for "teaching" (140 found)
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Closest matches (28)
Strong matches (42)
Related words (70)
introductorylecturelecture-demonstrationlecturinglessonmaximmoralmoral lessonmoralitymoralizationmotmottoobject lessonoracleorderorthodoxyphrasepithy sayingpreachingpreachment
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7 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesRelated terms
2 entriescauses
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14 entriesform of
1 entrieshas prerequisite
2 entrieshas property
1 entriesis a
8 entriesreceives action
3 entriesrelated to
2 entriesTranslations
82 translations across 41 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- διδασκαλία noun (something taught)
- διδαχή noun (something taught)
Arabic
1 entries- تَعْلِيم noun (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- təlim noun (something taught)
Bulgarian
3 entries- обуче́ние noun (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches)
- преподаване noun (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches)
- учение noun (something taught)
Catalan
2 entries- ensenyament noun (something taught)
- ensenyament noun (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches)
Chichewa
1 entries- uphunzitsi noun (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 教學 /教学 noun (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches)
- 教導 /教导 noun (something taught)
- 教授 noun (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches)
- 教誨 /教诲 noun (something taught)
Cornish
1 entries- adhyskonieth noun (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches)
Czech
1 entries- učení noun (something taught)
Dutch
2 entries- leer noun (something taught)
- onderwijzing noun (something taught)
Egyptian
1 entries- s-b-sbA-A-i-i-t:Y1 noun (something taught)
Esperanto
1 entries- instruo noun (something taught)
Finnish
4 entries- opettaminen noun (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches)
- opetus noun (something taught)
- opetusala noun (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches)
- oppi noun (something taught)
French
3 entries- doctrine noun (something taught)
- enseignement noun (something taught)
- enseignement noun (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches)
Galician
2 entries- ensinanza noun (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches)
- ensino noun (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches)
German
4 entries- Lehre noun (something taught)
- Lehren noun (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches)
- Lehrerberuf noun (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches)
- Lehrtätigkeit noun (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches)
Greek
1 entries- δίδαγμα noun (something taught)
Hungarian
2 entries- oktatás noun (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches)
- tanítás noun (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches)
Indonesian
2 entries- ajaran noun (something taught)
- pengajaran noun (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches)
Irish
3 entries- múinteoireacht noun (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches)
- teagasc noun (something taught)
- teagasc noun (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches)
Italian
1 entries- insegnamento noun (something taught)
Japanese
4 entries- 教え noun (something taught)
- 教えること noun (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches)
- 教授 noun (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches)
- 教職 noun (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches)
Ladino
1 entries- ensenyamiento noun (something taught)
Latin
2 entries- disciplina noun (something taught)
- doctrina noun (something taught)
Malayalam
1 entries- അദ്ധ്യാപനം noun (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches)
Maore Comorian
1 entries- musomo noun (something taught)
Māori
1 entries- whakaakoranga noun (something taught)
Occitan
1 entries- ensenhament noun (something taught)
Old East Slavic
1 entries- укъ noun (something taught)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- تدریس noun (something taught)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Lia noun (something taught)
Polish
3 entries- belferka noun (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches)
- belferstwo noun (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches)
- nauczycielstwo noun (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches)
Portuguese
2 entries- ensinamento noun (something taught)
- ensino noun (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches)
Quechua
1 entries- yachachiy noun (something taught)
Romanian
2 entries- predare noun (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches)
- învățătură noun (something taught)
Russian
4 entries- доктри́на noun (something taught)
- обуче́ние noun (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches)
- преподава́ние noun (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches)
- уче́ние noun (something taught)
Sanskrit
2 entries- उपदेश noun (something taught)
- शिक्षण noun (something taught)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- teagasg noun (something taught)
- teagasg noun (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches)
Spanish
3 entries- docencia noun (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches)
- enseñanza noun (something taught)
- enseñanza noun (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches)
Swahili
2 entries- fundisho noun (something taught)
- ualimu noun (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches)
Tamil
2 entries- அறிவுரை noun (something taught)
- கற்பித்தல் noun (the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
Your method of teaching English is absurd.
Source: tatoeba (17314)
Teaching is a profession of my own choosing.
Source: tatoeba (19003)
One of the great superstitions about education is that learning is the result of teaching.
Source: tatoeba (19131)
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