teaching
English
Alternative forms
- teachyng (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtiːt͡ʃɪŋ/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -iːtʃɪŋ
Etymology 1
From Middle English teching, techinge, from Old English tǣċing, tǣċung (“instruction, direction, teaching”), equivalent to teach + -ing.
Noun
teaching (countable and uncountable, plural teachings)
- Something taught by a religious or philosophical authority.
- Many follow the teachings of Confucius.
- The profession of educating people; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches.
- Teaching has seen continual changes over the past decades.
- I have found a teaching job.
- a teaching assistant
Derived terms
Translations
something taught
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the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches
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Etymology 2
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.
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