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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