teaching

B1 Topic:Work & Careers

US /ˈtiːt͡ʃɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Freq #2731

Meanings

1

noun
The job or activity of giving lessons to students.

She has been in teaching for over twenty years.
2

noun
An idea or set of beliefs taught by a person, religion, or philosophy.

Many people still follow the teachings of Confucius.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the job or activity of... instruction tutelage

2 noun · an idea or set of beliefs... precept

Word family

Forms teachings

Derived forms book-teachinge-teaching

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Phrases (1)

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teaching certificate
an official document confirming that someone is qualified to teach

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Middle English techinge, techynge, techende, techand, from Old English tǣċende, from Proto-Germanic *taikijandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *taikijaną (“to show, point out”), equivalent to teach + -ing.

techinge Middle English tǣċende Old English *taikijandz Proto-Germanic *taikijaną Proto-Germanic

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# teaching

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈtiːt͡ʃɪŋ/
**Frequency rank:** 2731

## Meanings
1. The job or activity of giving lessons to students.
2. An idea or set of beliefs taught by a person, religion, or philosophy.

## Examples
- She has been in teaching for over twenty years.
- Many people still follow the teachings of Confucius.

## Derived Forms
- book-teaching
- e-teaching

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: techinge
- Root: tǣċende
- Root: *taikijandz
- Root: *taikijaną

## Etymology
From Middle English techinge, techynge, techende, techand, from Old English tǣċende, from Proto-Germanic *taikijandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *taikijaną (“to show, point out”), equivalent to teach + -ing.

## AI Etymology
Teaching is from Middle English techinge, techynge, techende, techand, from Old English tǣċende, from Proto-Germanic *taikijandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *taikijaną (“to show, point out”), equivalent to teach + -ing. In present-day use, it can mean the job or activity of giving lessons to students, or an idea or set of beliefs taught by a person, religion, or philosophy.

## Topics
- Work & Careers

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