Teacheth

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Expresses the act of instructing or giving knowledge in the present tense for he, she, or it
2. Indicates the process by which one imparts information or skills to another in current time when referring to a singular third party
3. Describes how a singular subject conveys lessons or educates others at the present moment

Etymology: The archaic "teacheth" is simply the old third-person singular form of "teach" ("he teacheth," "she teacheth"), the spelling that King James-era English used before "-s" endings became standard. Its interest lies in the verb underneath, which once meant much more than instruction. "Teach" comes from Old English "tǣċan," whose senses included "to show, declare, demonstrate" as well as "to teach, instruct, train," and even "to assign, prescribe, direct" and "to warn." Teaching, in other words, began as the act of pointing something out. The verb descends from a Proto-Germanic root meaning "to show," which is shared with German "zeigen" ("to show, point out") and Latin "dīcō" ("say, tell"). Ancient Greek "deíknumi," meaning "show, point out, explain," belongs to the same family, so the idea of teaching as showing runs back very deep.

Synonyms: teaches, instructs, educates, trains, tutors

Antonyms: learns, misleads, confuses, misinforms, fails