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teach school

teach school verb: to work as a teacher in a school; to be a schoolteacher.

Verb

teach school (third-person singular simple present teaches school, present participle teaching school, simple past and past participle taught school)

  1. (US) To work as a teacher in a school; to be a schoolteacher.
    • He had taught school for forty years before retiring.

Forms of teach school

third-person singular presentteaches school
present participleteaching school
past participletaught school
pasttaught school

Questions about teach school

What does teach school mean?
Teach school means to work as a teacher in a school; to be a schoolteacher.
What part of speech is teach school?
Teach school is a verb.
What is the past tense of teach school?
The past tense of teach school is taught school.

Words near teach school in the dictionary

  1. teach away
  2. teach grandma how to suck eggs
  3. teach grandma to suck eggs
  4. teach one's place
  5. teach out
  6. teach school
  7. teach someone a lesson
  8. teach someone who's the boss
  9. teach the controversy
  10. teach to the test
  11. teach who's boss

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