be taught

VERB

learn

Synonyms

STRONGEST

determine enroll gain get grasp master pick up read receive review study

STRONG

apprentice attain con cram grind imbibe lucubrate matriculate memorize peruse prepare

WEAK

be trained become able become versed brush up on burn midnight oil commit to memory crack the books drink in get down pat get the hang of get the knack of improve mind major in minor in pore over soak up specialize in take course take in train in wade through

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignore lose miss misunderstand neglect pass release spend

WEAK

overlook teach

Example Sentences

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It mandates that all children should be taught Mandarin before kindergarten and up until the end of high school.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Woodson wanted history to be taught fully and honestly, not as separate observances.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Again, Kabawat throws it back to them, asking who would like to be taught to make handicrafts to be sold internationally.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

Our goal in writing the book was that one day it would be taught in, like, TV film class at USC or something about the blending of culture and entertainment.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

The experimental psychologists have recently found that visceral organs can be taught to do various things, as easily as a boy learns to ride a bicycle, by the instrumental techniques of operant conditioning.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

be taught

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