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tutoring (ˈtjuːtərɪŋ) 

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noun

  1. the act of teaching or instructing ⇒ He made his living by a mixture of tutoring and journalism.
  2. remedial or additional teaching, designed to help people who need extra help with their studies

tutor (ˈtjuːtə Pronunciation for tutor ) 

Definitions

noun

  1. a teacher, usually instructing individual pupils and often engaged privately
  2. (at universities, colleges, etc) a member of staff responsible for the teaching and supervision of a certain number of students
  3. (Scots law) the guardian of a pupil See pupil1 (sense 2)

verb

  1. to act as a tutor to (someone); instruct
  2. tr to act as guardian to; have care of
  3. intr (mainly US) to study under a tutor
  4. tr (rare) to admonish, discipline, or reprimand

Derived Forms

ˈtutorage, ˈtutorˌship noun

Word Origin

C14: from Latin: a watcher, from tuērī to watch over

Synonyms

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= teacher, coach, instructor, educator, guide, governor, guardian, lecturer, guru, mentor, preceptor, master or mistress, schoolmaster or schoolmistress
= teach, educate, school, train, coach, guide, discipline, lecture, drill, instruct, edify, direct

Example Sentences Including 'tutoring'

He had been an enthusiastic trainer of torture techniques in the Shah's Iran, tutoring the secret police, SAVAK.
Bringle, Mary Death of an Unknown Man
Healthy-minded woman that she was, she had instead filled the vacuum by taking on private tutoring , evening classes and so on.
Parkes, Roger Riot
Her parents were told Freya was a `clumsy and badly put together child" who would need special tutoring.
Sun, News of the World (2005)
Jall Oren had been keen on tutoring the royal children in all manner of weapons.
Garth Nix LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)
Ms. Xu, who collapsed in tears at her only public appearance on Friday, had recently opened an after-school tutoring business.
Globe and Mail (2003)
My mother, a former schoolteacher, began a relationship with Rosemary that extended beyond just tutoring.
Larson, Bruce What God Wants to Know
So they do the tutoring , figuring, why take a chance on not making the grade?
Globe and Mail (2003)
Soon, people around saw his enthusiasm and started tutoring him.
Business Today (1999)
We see him getting caught ` tutoring " the wife of one of his congregation.
Sun, News of the World (2004)

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