Meanings
teaching1
nounteaching (countable and uncountable, plural teachings)
plural teachings · alternative obsolete teachyng
- countableuncountableSomething taught by a religious or philosophical authority.
Many follow the teachings of Confucius.
- countableuncountableThe profession of educating people; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches.
a teaching assistant
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Teaching has seen continual changes over the past decades.
I have found a teaching job.
Synonyms: tutelage
teaching2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe profession of educating people; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches.
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nounthe activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
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Origin
teaching · noun
- Old Englishtǣċing
- Middle Englishteching
- Englishteaching
From Middle English teching, techinge, from Old English tǣċing, tǣċung (“instruction, direction, teaching”), equivalent to teach + -ing.
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Full word history & related roots →teaching · verb
- Proto-Germanic*taikijaną“to show, point out”
- Proto-Germanic*taikijandz
- Old Englishtǣċende
- Middle Englishtechinge
- Englishteaching
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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Ancient Greek διδαχή, διδασκαλία
- διδαχή (didakhḗ)something taught
- διδασκαλία (didaskalía)something taught
Arabic تَعْلِيم
- تَعْلِيم (taʕlīm)the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches
Bulgarian учение, преподаване
- учение (učenie)something taught
- преподаване (prepodavane)the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches
- обуче́ние (obučénie)the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches
Catalan ensenyament, ensenyament
- ensenyamentsomething taught
- ensenyamentthe profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches
Chinese Mandarin 教導 /教导, 教誨 /教诲
- 教導 /教导 (jiàodǎo)something taught
- 教誨 /教诲 (jiàohuì)something taught
- 教學 /教学 (jiàoxué)the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches
- 教授 (jiàoshòu)the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches
Czech učení
- učenísomething taught
Dutch onderwijzing, leer
- onderwijzingsomething taught
- leersomething taught
Esperanto instruo
- instruosomething taught
Finnish oppi, opetus
- oppisomething taught
- opetussomething taught
- opettaminenthe profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches
- opetusalathe profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches
French doctrine, enseignement
- doctrinesomething taught
- enseignementsomething taught
- enseignementthe profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches
German Lehre, Lehren
- Lehresomething taught
- Lehrenthe profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches
- Lehrerberufthe profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches
- Lehrtätigkeitthe profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches
- Unterrichtstätigkeitthe profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches
- Unterrichtenthe profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches
Greek δίδαγμα
- δίδαγμα (dídagma)something taught
Hungarian tanítás, oktatás
- tanításthe profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches
- oktatásthe profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches
Indonesian ajaran, pengajaran
- ajaransomething taught
- pengajaranthe profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches
Irish teagasc, múinteoireacht
- teagascsomething taught
- múinteoireachtthe profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches
- teagascthe profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches
Italian insegnamento
- insegnamentosomething taught
Japanese 教え, 教訓
- 教え (oshie)something taught
- 教訓 (kyōkun)something taught
- 教職 (kyōshoku)the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches
- 教えること (oshieru koto)the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches
- 教授 (kyōju)the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches
Latin doctrina, disciplina
- doctrinasomething taught
- disciplinasomething taught
Māori whakaakoranga
- whakaakorangasomething taught
Polish nauczycielstwo, belferka
- nauczycielstwothe profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches
- belferkathe profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches
- belferstwothe profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches
Portuguese ensinamento, ensino
- ensinamentosomething taught
- ensinothe profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches
Romanian învățătură, predare
- învățăturăsomething taught
- predarethe profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches
Russian уче́ние, доктри́на
- уче́ние (učénije)something taught
- доктри́на (doktrína)something taught
- преподава́ние (prepodavánije)the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches
- обуче́ние (obučénije)the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches
Scottish Gaelic teagasg, teagasg
- teagasgsomething taught
- teagasgthe profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches
Spanish enseñanza, enseñanza
- enseñanzasomething taught
- enseñanzathe profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches
- docenciathe profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches
- ámbito didácticothe profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches
Swahili fundisho, ualimu
- fundishosomething taught
- ualimuthe profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches
Swedish lära, lärande
- lärasomething taught
- lärandethe profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches
Tamil அறிவுரை, கற்பித்தல்
- அறிவுரை (aṟivurai)something taught
- கற்பித்தல் (kaṟpittal)the profession of teaching; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches
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APA
teaching. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teaching
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“teaching.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teaching. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “teaching,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teaching.
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