"teachable" meaning in English

See teachable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-teachable.wav Forms: more teachable [comparative], most teachable [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English techeable, techeabyll, techeabylle, equivalent to teach + -able. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|techeable}} Middle English techeable, {{af|en|teach|-able}} teach + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} teachable (comparative more teachable, superlative most teachable)
  1. Capable of being taught; apt to learn.
    Sense id: en-teachable-en-adj-fQz9GpbJ
  2. Willing to receive instruction or to learn; docile.
    Sense id: en-teachable-en-adj-lf3sPdL6
  3. That can be taught.
    Sense id: en-teachable-en-adj-Rs6NX~dt
  4. Facilitating teaching; instructive.
    Sense id: en-teachable-en-adj-0AgdjsaJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: docile

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-teachable.wav Forms: teachables [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English techeable, techeabyll, techeabylle, equivalent to teach + -able. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|techeable}} Middle English techeable, {{af|en|teach|-able}} teach + -able Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: informal Derived forms: teachable agent, teachable moment Translations (capable of being taught): схватлив (shvatliv) (Bulgarian), učenlivý [masculine] (Czech), docilis (Latin), docibilis (Latin), enseñable (Spanish) Translations (willing to receive instruction or learn): прилежен (priležen) (Bulgarian), učenlivý [masculine] (Czech)
    Sense id: en-teachable-en-noun-Xry2Recl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 16 20 17 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 20 13 22 16 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 14 18 17 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 16 18 16 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 15 19 16 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 15 15 14 15 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 15 18 13 14 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 16 12 15 14 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 15 11 15 14 45

Inflected forms

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