teachings
- 1Plural of teaching.
Her teachings on compassion shaped a generation of students.
The philosopher's teachings were collected into a single volume after his death.
Note
The plural gathers what an authority has taught into a body of doctrine: the teachings of a philosopher, a faith, a school of thought. A possessive usually names the source (her teachings, the philosopher's teachings). The profession seldom takes the -s, so you have a career in teaching, not in teachings. Only the noun can be pluralized this way. The verb form in "she is teaching" never becomes teachings.
teachings is a form of teaching
teaching, noun: The profession of educating people, or the work a teacher does when helping students learn. Full entry
- Forms
- teachingteachings plural
- Spelling
- teaching → teachings: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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