Educational Verbs: English Vocabulary List

to give lessons to students in a university, college, school, etc.

"She wants to teach English abroad."

"My grandmother taught me how to cook traditional family recipes that have been passed down through many generations."

to act as the supervisor or teacher of someone less experienced

"She mentors young entrepreneurs helpfully."

"The experienced executive agreed to mentor the young ambitious intern and guide her through the early stages of her career."

to become knowledgeable or skilled in something by doing it, studying, or being taught

"Children learn new things daily."

"Students learn more effectively when they are actively engaged in the lesson rather than passively listening to a lecture."

to repeat something until it is kept in one's memory

"Students must memorize vocabulary words."

"Actors must memorize hundreds of lines for a single play which requires a lot of practice and repetition."

to copy intellectual material without permission or proper attribution

"Do not crib from your neighbor's paper."

"The lazy student was caught trying to crib answers from his neighbor during the important exam."

to fail in reaching the required standard to succeed in a test, course of study, etc.

"He flunked the math exam badly."

"If you do not study for the final exam you will probably flunk the course and be very sad."

to study a subject carefully and systematically to discover new facts or information about it

"Students research the topic before writing."

"The graduate student spent several months in the library to research her thesis topic thoroughly before she began writing the actual paper."

to examine something closely and carefully in order to find errors

"The auditor scrutinized every financial record."

"The auditor spent hours scrutinizing every single financial transaction in the company records for errors."

to officially enroll or register as a student at a school, college, or university

"She matriculates at the university."

"She plans to matriculate at the state university next fall after she graduates from high school this spring."

to study a particular subject as one's main field of study at a college or university

"He majors in economics at college."

"He decided to major in economics at university because he was very interested in finance and business."

to avoid attending an event

"He skipped out on the bill."

"The dishonest customer tried to skip out on paying the restaurant bill by pretending to go to the restroom."