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# teachable

adjective (teachable)

«teachable» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (of a person or animal) Able and willing to learn: a teachable puppy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teachable/#m1)
2. (of a subject or skill) Able to be taught: Kindness is teachable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teachable/#m2)
3. «A teachable moment»: a chance in real life to learn something useful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teachable/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and school, a teachable child listens and tries. Teachers talk of «teachable moments» — when something happens (like a spider in class) that becomes a lesson. In science, some animals are more teachable than others.

### Examples

- Puppies are very teachable when they are young. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teachable/#x1)
- Is creativity teachable? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teachable/#x2)
- The broken window became a teachable moment about safety. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teachable/#x3)
- He is curious and teachable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teachable/#x4)
- Good manners are teachable at any age. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teachable/#x5)
- Parrots are surprisingly teachable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teachable/#x6)

### Note

Built from teach + -able. Opposite: unteachable. Close words: trainable, willing to learn.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «teachable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teachable/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«teachable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/teachable.html) on Mova free.