Basic General IELTS Words for "Sharing Knowledge and Information"

to teach

Verb

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to give lessons to students in a university, college, school, etc.

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She teaches yoga to promote health and well-being.

The professor will teach a course on environmental science this semester.

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to explain

Verb

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ɪ

x

ks

p

l

ai

eɪ

n

to make something clear and easy to understand by giving more information about it

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to educate

Verb

e

ɛ

d

ʤ

u

ʊ

c

k

a

eɪ

t

e

to teach someone, often within a school or university setting

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transitive

to translate

Verb

t

r

a

æ

n

s

l

a

eɪ

t

e

to change words into another language

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to clarify

Verb

c

k

l

a

ɛ

r

i

ə

f

y

aɪ

to make something clear and easy to understand by explaining it more

obfuscate

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to define

Verb

d

e

ɪ

f

i

aɪ

n

e

to say the meaning of an expression or word, particularly in a dictionary

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to inform

Verb

i

ɪ

n

f

o

ɔ

r

m

to give information about someone or something, especially in an official manner

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ditransitive

to guide

Verb

g

ui

aɪ

d

e

to show the correct way or place to someone

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to show

Verb

sh

ʃ

o

oʊ

w

to teach or explain to someone how something is done in a practical way

Grammatical Information:

ditransitive

to describe

Verb

d

e

ɪ

s

c

k

r

i

aɪ

b

e

to give details about someone or something to say what they are like

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to enlighten

Verb

e

ɛ

n

l

i

aɪ

gh

t

e

ə

n

to make something clear or understandable, often by providing new or relevant information

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to train

Verb

t

r

ai

eɪ

n

to teach a specific skill or a type of behavior to a person or an animal through a combination of instruction and practice over a period of time

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to reveal

Verb

r

e

i

v

ea

i

l

to make information that was previously unknown or kept in secrecy publicly known

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to simplify

Verb

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i

ɪ

m

p

l

i

ə

f

y

aɪ

to make something easier or less complex to understand, do, etc.

complicate

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to express

Verb

e

ɪ

x

ks

p

r

e

ɛ

ss

s

to show or make a thought, feeling, etc. known by looks, words, or actions

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to display

Verb

d

i

ɪ

s

p

l

a

e

y

ɪ

to publicly show something

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to demonstrate

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d

e

ɛ

m

o

ə

n

s

t

r

a

eɪ

t

e

to show clearly that something is true or exists by providing proof or evidence

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to exhibit

Verb

e

ɪ

x

gz

h

i

ɪ

b

i

ɪ

t

to present or show something publicly to inform or entertain an audience

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to show

Verb

sh

ʃ

o

oʊ

w

to make something visible or noticeable

hide

Grammatical Information:

ditransitive

to illustrate

Verb

i

ɪ

ll

l

u

ə

s

t

r

a

eɪ

t

e

to explain or show the meaning of something using examples, pictures, etc.

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to depict

Verb

d

e

ɪ

p

i

ɪ

c

k

t

to describe a specific subject, scene, person, etc.

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to represent

Verb

/ˌɹɛpɹɪˈzɛnt/

to be an image, sign, symbol, etc. of something

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to signify

Verb

s

i

ɪ

g

n

i

ə

f

y

aɪ

to indicate a meaning

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to point out

Verb

/pˈɔɪnt ˈaʊt/

to show something to someone by pointing one's finger toward it

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status

separable

phrase's verb

point

phrase's particle

out

to indicate

Verb

i

ɪ

n

d

i

ə

c

k

a

eɪ

t

e

to express that there are signs or clues that suggest a particular idea or conclusion

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to symbolize

Verb

s

y

ɪ

m

b

o

ə

l

i

aɪ

z

e

to represent a more important or hidden meaning

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to question

Verb

q

k

u

w

e

ɛ

s

t

ʧ

io

ə

n

to have or express uncertainty about something

Grammatical Information:

transitive

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