: of, relating to, used for, or engaged in teaching
a teaching aid
the teaching profession
a teaching assistant
Examples of teaching in a Sentence
Noun
He went into teaching after college.
a chemist who has devoted his career to teaching, even though he could have made a lot more money in an industrial job
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Sarah Hernholm, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article Aubrey Lay — a Fulbright scholar — was supposed to get paid for three months of work by the U.S. government through his teaching assistantship at a school for Ukrainian refugees in Estonia.
—Heather Hollingsworth, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2025
Free teachers from non-teaching duties and responsibilities.
—Peter Greene, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2021
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Noun
This personalization allows parents to build an educational experience around their child's natural strengths rather than forcing adaption to a single teaching style.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article Aubrey Lay — a Fulbright scholar — was supposed to get paid for three months of work by the U.S. government through his teaching assistantship at a school for Ukrainian refugees in Estonia.
—Heather Hollingsworth, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Those programs support services for students with disabilities, smaller class sizes with additional teaching positions, and pay for social workers and other non-teaching roles in schools.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2025
Free teachers from non-teaching duties and responsibilities.
—Peter Greene, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2021
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“Teaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teaching. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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