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March 23, 2018 Word of the Day

tutor /ˈtuːtɚ/ verb
tutor
/ˈtuːtɚ/
verb

tutors; tutored; tutoring

The woman is tutoring the student in math.
The woman is tutoring the student in math.
Definition of TUTOR

: to teach a single student : to teach someone as a tutor

[no object]

  • She earned extra money tutoring in the evening.

[+ object]

  • She was tutoring her son in math. [=helping her son study math]

  • Some teachers stay after school to tutor [=coach] struggling students.

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