enseigner

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French enseignier, from Old French enseignier, from Vulgar Latin īnsignāre (also found in Medieval Latin), from Latin signāre. Compare Italian insegnare, Spanish enseñar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑ̃.sɛ.ɲe/ ~ /ɑ̃.se.ɲe/ === Verb === enseigner (transitive, with recipient as direct object) to teach, to instruct, to educate Synonym: instruire enseigner des enfants et des adolescents ― to teach young children and adolescents (transitive, with subject matter as direct object, instructee as indirect object with à) to teach Synonym: apprendre enseigner quelque chose à quelqu'un ― to teach someone something (literally, to teach something to someone) enseigner à quelqu'un à faire quelque chose ― to teach someone (how) to do something enseigner (à quelqu'un) que […] ― to teach (someone) that […] On lui enseigne le français. ― We are teaching him/her French. Elle a l'intention de leur enseigner à résoudre les équations différentielles. ― She intends to teach them to solve differential equations. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== enseignant, enseignement === See also === apprendre éduquer instruire === Further reading === “enseigner”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === renseigne, renseigné == Old French == === Verb === enseigner alternative form of enseignier ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ign, *-igns, *-ignt are modified to ing, inz, int. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.