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teaches away

teaches away is the third-person singular simple present indicative of teach away.

Meaning of teach away

Verb

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

  1. In patent law, to describe the solution to a problem in a way that excludes a particular alternative to solving that problem addressed by a later invention.
    • A statement that a particular combination is not a preferred embodiment does not teach away absent clear discouragement of that combination.2007, Bainbridge Lipscomb, Anthony William Deller, Lipscomb's Walker on Patents: Volume 9, page 1034

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What is teaches away the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Teaches away is the third-person singular simple present indicative of teach away.

Words near teaches away in the dictionary

  1. teachers' pets
  2. teachership
  3. teacherships
  4. teachery
  5. teaches
  6. teaches away
  7. teaches grandma how to suck eggs
  8. teaches grandma to suck eggs
  9. teaches someone a lesson
  10. teaches someone who's the boss
  11. teaches the controversy

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