teach

transitive verb taught, teaching

1. to show or help (a person) to learn (how) to do something: to teach a child (how) to swim
2. to give lessons to (a student, pupil, or class); guide the studies of; instruct
3. to give lessons in (a subject) to someone; help someone to develop (a skill or trait): teaches French, taught him self-discipline
4. 1. to provide (a person) with knowledge, insight, etc.: the accident that taught her to be careful
   2. to attempt to cause someone to understand or accept (a precept or philosophy), esp. by one's own example or preaching: her life itself teaches nonviolence
5. to give instruction at or in (a place): to teach school

intransitive verb