The meaning of Education

noun

The method and practice of teaching adult learners; adult education.

Usage examples:

Much has been written about andragogy in general education circles over the past fifty years

verb

Travel by coach.

Usage examples:

Fly or coach to the shores of the mediterranean

verb

Train or instruct (a team or player).

Usage examples:

He moved on to coach the england team

noun

A comfortably equipped single-decker bus used for longer journeys.

Usage examples:

A coach trip

noun

The action of cultivating land, or the state of being cultivated.

Usage examples:

The cultivation of arable crops

noun

The act of preparing land and growing crops on it, or the act of growing a particular crop

Usage examples:

Agriculture in the valleys consists mainly of the culivation of fruits, grains, and vegetables., th…

prefix

(forming verbs and their derivatives) down; away.

Usage examples:

Descend

abbreviation

Delaware (in official postal use).

noun

The action of making a hole in something by boring with a drill.

Usage examples:

The windows vibrated all day from the sound of drilling

noun

The action of planting the ground in furrows.

Usage examples:

Accurate ridging and drilling make hoeing much easier

verb

Produce (a hole) in something by or as if by boring with a drill.

Usage examples:

Drill holes through the tiles for the masonry pins

noun

The moral or intellectual instruction or improvement of someone.

Usage examples:

A video was filmed for the edification of clients

noun

The action of enlightening or the state of being enlightened.

Usage examples:

Robbie looked to me for enlightenment

noun

The state of understanding something

Usage examples:

Meditation helps me achieve enlightenment and serenity.

noun

Advice or information aimed at resolving a problem or difficulty, especially as given by someone in authority.

Usage examples:

He looked to his father for inspiration and guidance

noun

Help and advice about how to do something or about how to deal with problems

Usage examples:

She never got any guidance when she needed it., the school district needs another guidance counselo…

noun

Help and advice about how to do something or to deal with problems

Usage examples:

Give/offer/provide guidance (to sb) the website offers guidance to employers on employment law., gu…

noun

The process of fixing beliefs or ideas in someone's mind, especially by repeating them often

Usage examples:

The law exempts nonprofit religious groups whose purpose is the inculcation of religious values, sh…

noun

The process of teaching a person or group to accept a set of beliefs uncritically.

Usage examples:

I would never subject children to religious indoctrination

noun

A direction or order.

Usage examples:

He issued instructions to the sheriff

noun

The act of teaching someone how to do something

Usage examples:

The course gives you basic instruction in car maintenance and repairs., [ + to infinitive ] the gen…

noun

Written advice and information about how to do or use something

Usage examples:

Please read the instructions carefully., follow the instructions given below to activate your card.…

noun

The method and practice of teaching, especially as an academic subject or theoretical concept.

Usage examples:

The relationship between applied linguistics and language pedagogy

noun

The study of the methods and activities of teaching

noun

The action or process of preparing or being prepared for use or consideration.

Usage examples:

The preparation of a draft contract

noun

The state of being ready for something that will happen, or an action taken to become ready

Usage examples:

[ u ] the teacher said my preparation for the exam was inadequate., [ c ] by the next morning our p…

noun

Education received at school.

Usage examples:

His parents paid for his schooling

verb

Send to school; educate.

Usage examples:

Taverier was born in paris and schooled in lyon

verb

(of fish or sea mammals) form a large group.

Usage examples:

Grey snapper schooled in shallow lagoons

noun

The occupation, profession, or work of a teacher.

Usage examples:

I went into teaching because i like working with children

verb

Impart knowledge to or instruct (someone) as to how to do something.

Usage examples:

She taught him to read

noun

The action of teaching a person or animal a particular skill or type of behaviour.

Usage examples:

In-service training for staff

verb

Teach (a person or animal) a particular skill or type of behaviour through practice and instruction over a period of time.

Usage examples:

The scheme trains people for promotion

noun

The process of learning the skills you need to do a particular job or activity

Usage examples:

We got two weeks of on-the-job training on how to conduct interviews.

noun

Teaching or instruction, especially of individual pupils or small groups.

Usage examples:

Private tuition in french

noun

The money paid for being taught, esp. at a college or university

noun

The activity of teaching, especially to small groups of students

Usage examples:

All students receive tuition in basic maths., university tuition fees have doubled in the last 5 ye…

noun

Protection of or authority over someone or something; guardianship.

Usage examples:

The organizations remained under firm government tutelage

verb

Act as a tutor to (a single pupil or a very small group).

Usage examples:

His children were privately tutored

noun

A private teacher, typically one who teaches a single pupil or a very small group.

Usage examples:

A voluntary tutor in adult literacy