Teach
//tiːt͡ʃ//
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The word "teach" can be used as verb, proper noun and noun.
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co-teach don't teach your grandmother how to milk ducks don't teach your grandmother to steal sheep don't try to teach grandma how to suck eggs forteach give a man a fish and you feed him for a day home teach pre-teach reteach teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime teach away teach grandma how to suck eggs teach out teach school teach someone a lesson teach someone who's the boss teach the controversy teach to read and write teach to the test teach who's boss teach who's the boss teach-in teachable teacher teacherly teaching that'll teach someone unteachable you can't teach an old dog new tricks
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