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