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teachable

Syllables: teach·a·ble/ˈtiːt͡ʃəbəl/

teachable adjective: capable of being taught; apt to learn.

Adjective

teachable (comparative more teachable, superlative most teachable)

  1. Capable of being taught; apt to learn.
  2. Willing to receive instruction or to learn; docile.
  3. That can be taught.
    • Common sense is not a teachable subject.
  4. Facilitating teaching; instructive.
    • Such natural opportunities for social learning become teachable moments, in which children are motivated to learn new strategies.2011, Marjorie Kostelnik, Kara Gregory, Anne Soderman, Guiding Children's Social Development and Learning, page 10

Noun

teachable (plural teachables)

  1. (informal) A major or minor academic concentration that is an acceptable prerequisite for certain teaching certifications or teacher education programs.

teachable meaning in Marathi, Urdu and Bengali

teachable in Marathi

teachable
सुबोध subodh

teachable in Urdu

لائق تدریس, پڑھائی کے قابل

teachable in Bengali

যাকে শেখানো যায়, শেখার উপযুক্ত, শিক্ষা গ্রহণে ইচ্ছুক, বিনয়ী, উপদেশমূলক

Synonyms of teachable

Forms of teachable

Adjective
comparativemore teachable
superlativemost teachable
Noun
pluralteachables

Origin of teachable

From Middle English techeable, techeabyll, techeabylle, equivalent to teach + -able.

Words formed from teachable

Phrases with teachable

Questions about teachable

What does teachable mean?
Teachable means capable of being taught; apt to learn.
What is teachable in Marathi?
Teachable in Marathi is सुबोध (subodh). See Teachable meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is teachable?
Teachable can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce teachable?
Teachable is pronounced /ˈtiːt͡ʃəbəl/.

Words near teachable in the dictionary

  1. teach-in
  2. teach-ins
  3. teach-out
  4. teach-outs
  5. teachability
  6. teachable
  7. teachable agent
  8. teachable agents
  9. teachable moment
  10. teachable moments
  11. teachableness

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: teachable (page history and authors); सुबोध (Marathi) (page history and authors); teachable (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); teachable (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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