teaching

English Online Dictionary. What means teaching‎? What does teaching mean?

English

Alternative forms

• teachyng (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtiːt͡ʃɪŋ/
• 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)

1. Something taught by a religious or philosophical authority.

2. The profession of educating people; 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.

Verb

teaching

1. present participle and gerund of teach

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Anagrams

• cheating