teach
/tiːtʃ/verb
उच्चारण टीच
पढ़ाना, सिखाना
Basic wordPYP · asked 3 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[I, T] ~ sth (to sb) | ~ sb (sth) | ~ sb how to do sth
to give lessons to students in a school, college or university; to help somebody learn something
पढ़ाना, सिखाना
- She teaches English to competitive exam students.
- My father taught me how to swim.
- Mr Verma teaches mathematics at a government school.
+ 2 more examples
- Can you teach me how to ride a bicycle?
- She has been teaching for more than twenty years.
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[T] ~ sb sth | ~ (sb) that…
to show somebody a better way to behave or think, often through experience
(अनुभव से) सिखाना
- Failure teaches us patience.
- Hard times teach us to value small joys.
- Mistakes teach us more than easy success does.
+ 2 more examples
- The flood taught the villagers to be ready for emergencies.
- Life will teach him to be more careful.
Synonyms show demonstrate enlighten instil
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
teach: taught, taught
Teach is irregular; the past tense and participle are both taught, never teached.
'Teach' irregular verb है; इसका past tense और participle दोनों 'taught' हैं, 'teached' नहीं।
- Radhika taught mathematics for ten years.
- I have been taught by the best.
teach + sb + sth
Teach takes the learner and then the subject directly; to is not used before the learners.
'Teach' सीधे विद्यार्थी और फिर विषय को लेता है; विद्यार्थियों से पहले 'to' नहीं आता।
- She teaches the children English.
- He taught me a good lesson.
teach + sb + to do sth / how to do sth
Use a to-infinitive for a skill: taught me to swim or taught me how to swim.
किसी कौशल के लिए to-infinitive आता है: taught me to swim या taught me how to swim।
- My father taught me to ride a bicycle.
teach (sth) to sb
Use to only when the subject comes first and the learner follows: teach Hindi to foreigners.
'To' तभी लगता है जब विषय पहले और विद्यार्थी बाद में आए: teach Hindi to foreigners।
- She teaches Hindi to foreign students.
teach vs learn
The teacher teaches; the student learns. Learn from a person, never teach from a person.
शिक्षक 'teach' करता है; विद्यार्थी 'learn' करता है। व्यक्ति से 'learn' करते हैं, 'teach' नहीं।
- I learnt French from my aunt, who taught it at school.
+Collocations 4
teach + noun
a classa lessona subjecta skilla course
- She teaches a class of forty students.
adverb + teach
patientlyeffectivelyprivatelyvoluntarilybadly
- He teaches maths patiently to slow learners.
teach + sb + noun
a lessonmannersrespectdisciplinethe truth
- The defeat taught the team a lesson.
verb + to teach
be trainedloverefusevolunteercome
- Radhika wants to teach in a village school.
“More examples 5
- My uncle teaches physics at the government college.
मेरे चाचा सरकारी कॉलेज में भौतिकी पढ़ाते हैं।
- The monsoon taught the farmers to store water.
मानसून ने किसानों को पानी का भंडारण करना सिखाया।
- He taught himself to code by watching videos.
उसने वीडियो देखकर स्वयं कोडिंग सीखी।
- Her grandmother taught her how to make pickles.
उसकी दादी ने उसे अचार बनाना सिखाया।
- That failure taught me never to leave revision for the last day.
उस असफलता ने मुझे सिखाया कि पुनरावृत्ति को आख़िरी दिन के लिए कभी न छोड़ूँ।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ She teached us English last year.
✓ She taught us English last year.
Teach is irregular, and its past tense is taught.
'Teach' irregular है, और इसका past tense 'taught' है।
✗ She teaches to the children every morning.
✓ She teaches the children every morning.
Teach takes the learners directly, without to.
'Teach' विद्यार्थियों को सीधे लेता है, 'to' के बिना।
✗ I am teaching French from my aunt.
✓ I am learning French from my aunt.
You learn from a person; the person teaches you.
व्यक्ति से 'learn' किया जाता है; व्यक्ति आपको 'teach' करता है।
¶Idioms 2
teach sb a lesson
to do something to somebody in order to make them behave better
सबक सिखाना
- The fine will teach him a lesson.
you can't teach an old dog new tricks
people who are old or set in their ways cannot learn new things
बूढ़े तोते पढ़ते नहीं
- My grandfather won't use a smartphone; you can't teach an old dog new tricks.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep apart teach (give knowledge) and learn (receive knowledge): 'He taught me', never 'He learnt me'.
Teach (ज्ञान देना) और learn (ज्ञान प्राप्त करना) को अलग रखिए: 'He taught me', 'He learnt me' कभी नहीं।
§Grammar and usage
Teach, taught, taught (not 'teached').
Irregular verb बहुत पूछा जाता है: teach, taught, taught ('teached' गलत है)।
Teach sb to do sth or teach sb how to do sth ('She taught me to swim', not 'taught me swimming' in this sense, though 'taught me English' is correct).
'teach sb to do sth' या 'teach sb how to do sth' ('She taught me to swim'; हालाँकि 'taught me English' सही है)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Teach sb a lesson, you can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Idioms: teach sb a lesson (किसी को सबक़ सिखाना), you can't teach an old dog new tricks (बुज़ुर्ग या पुरानी आदतों वाले व्यक्ति को नई चीज़ें सिखाना मुश्किल होता है)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
5 September is Teachers' Day (Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan's birthday).
5 सितंबर शिक्षक दिवस है (डॉ. सर्वपल्ली राधाकृष्णन का जन्मदिन)।