How do you use "teach" in a sentence?

She teaches mathematics at the local comprehensive school. My grandmother taught me how to knit. That'll teach you to leave your bike unlocked!

teach

Vocabulary Word BritishAmerican ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

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Meaning: To give lessons or instruction; to show someone how to do something

教，教授

enseñar, instruir

教える、指導する

가르치다, 지도하다

Teach means to instruct someone in a subject or skill, or to cause someone to learn something through experience. 'That'll teach you' is said when someone suffers a consequence that might make them behave differently in future. Past tense and past participle is 'taught.'

teach意味着在某一学科或技能上指导某人，或通过经验使某人学到东西。'That'll teach you'是当某人遭受某种后果，可能会让他们将来行为不同时说的话。过去式和过去分词是'taught'。

Teach significa instruir a alguien en una materia o habilidad, o hacer que alguien aprenda algo a través de la experiencia. «That'll teach you» se dice cuando alguien sufre una consecuencia que podría hacerle comportarse diferente en el futuro. El pasado y participio pasado es «taught».

teachは、誰かに科目やスキルを指導すること、または経験を通じて何かを学ばせることを意味します。「That'll teach you」は、将来の行動を変えさせるような結果を誰かが被ったときに言います。過去形と過去分詞は「taught」です。

Teach는 누군가에게 과목이나 기술을 가르치다, 또는 경험을 통해 무언가를 배우게 하다는 뜻입니다. 'That'll teach you'는 누군가가 결과를 겪었을 때 앞으로 행동을 바꿀 수 있도록 교훈이 되었다는 의미로 쓰입니다. 과거형과 과거분사는 'taught'입니다.

Examples

She teaches mathematics at the local comprehensive school.
她在当地综合学校教数学。
Ella enseña matemáticas en el instituto local.
彼女は地元の総合学校で数学を教えています。
그녀는 지역 종합학교에서 수학을 가르치고 있습니다.
My grandmother taught me how to knit.
我祖母教我织毛衣。
Mi abuela me enseñó a tejer.
祖母が編み物を教えてくれました。
할머니가 뜨개질하는 법을 가르쳐 주셨습니다.
That'll teach you to leave your bike unlocked!
这下你该记住不要把自行车不上锁了！
¡Eso te enseñará a no dejar la bici sin candado!
自転車に鍵をかけないとどうなるか、これで分かったでしょう！
자전거에 잠금장치를 안 하면 어떻게 되는지 이제 알겠지!

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: general

Tone: neutral

Origin & History

From Old English 'tǣcan' meaning 'to show, point out, instruct', from Proto-Germanic '*taikijaną'. Related to 'token' — both from a root meaning 'to show'.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal