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teach away

C1 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words

To keep on teaching — to just carry on doing it.

Literal meaning: To teach, keeping at it continually.

Meanings

1 C1 informal

To continue teaching without stopping, often with enthusiasm or determination.

"The professor taught away for an hour, barely stopping to take a breath."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

Follows the common English pattern of 'verb + away' to indicate continuous, enthusiastic, or uninterrupted action (e.g., 'work away', 'chat away', 'hammer away'). Relatively rare as a standalone phrasal verb entry; more a productive grammatical pattern.

Commonly used with

happily enthusiastically constantly tirelessly all day

Forms

Base
teach away
I/you/we/they
3rd person
teaches away
he/she/it
Past simple
taught away
yesterday
Past participle
taught away
have + pp
-ing form
teaching away
continuous

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