teaching

noun — 2 senses

teaching

noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃɪŋ/

Etymology From Middle English teching, techinge, from Old English tǣċing, tǣċung (“instruction, direction, teaching”), equivalent to teach + -ing.

1

Something taught by a religious or philosophical authority.

  • Many follow the teachings of Confucius.
2

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.
1 more example
  • a teaching assistant
Derived terms
action teaching, block teaching, book-teaching, cyberteaching, distance teaching, e-teaching, flip teaching, home teaching, hybrid teaching, learning by teaching, microteaching, schoolteaching, speed teaching, teaching assistant, teaching hospital, teachingless, teleteaching, toilet teaching, ward teaching

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