educate
part of speech
verb (educate, educates, educated, educating)
meaning for a pupil
1) To teach someone over a long time, especially at school, college or university. tree →
2) To give people information so they understand something better, such as about health or safety. tree →
3) (passive) «Be educated at» a school means you went to school there. tree →
sense in the lessons
In school and everyday life, parents and teachers educate children; campaigns educate people about road safety or recycling. In stories and history, being educated could change someone's life, and in the past many children, especially girls, were not educated. Phrases: «educate people about», «well educated», «educated guess».
examples
- Teachers educate children to read and write. tree →
- The poster educates people about recycling. tree →
- She was educated at a small village school. tree →
- In the past, many girls were not educated at all. tree →
- We want to educate our friends about online safety. tree →
- Make an educated guess if you are not sure. tree →
- When Amphitryon heard the noble destiny which awaited the child intrusted to his care, he resolved to educate him in a manner worthy of his future career. tree →
note
Regular verb. Noun: education; adjective: educational. «An educated guess» means a guess based on what you know. Pronounced «ED-yoo-kate» or «EJ-oo-kate».
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «educate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.