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教える — meaning in English

oshieru

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English meaning

  • educate verb To teach or train someone, giving them knowledge or skills.
  • explain verb To make something clear or easier to understand.
  • inform verb To tell someone about facts or a situation.
  • instruct verb To teach someone a skill or subject.
  • narrate verb To tell a story or describe a sequence of events, in speech or writing.
  • teach verb To help someone learn a skill or subject by explaining or demonstrating it.
  • teaching noun A belief or principle put forward by a religious, philosophical, or other respected authority.
  • tell verb To give someone information by speaking or writing; to say something to someone.

Senses

教える is used for these senses in English:

  • educate (transitive) To instruct or train.
  • explain (transitive) To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.
  • inform (intransitive) To impart information or knowledge.
  • inform (transitive) To give form or character to; to inspire (with a given quality); to affect, influence (with a pervading principle, idea etc.).
  • narrate (transitive) To relate (a story or series of events) in speech or writing.
  • teaching The profession of educating people; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches.
  • tell (transitive) To order; to direct, to say to someone.

explain — full definition

  1. verb To make something clear or easier to understand.
  2. verb To give the reason or cause for something.

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