teachable
adjective
teach·able
ˈtē-chə-bəl 
1
a
: capable of being taught
b
: apt and willing to learn
2
: favorable to teaching
teachableness
noun
Examples of teachable in a Sentence
students who are teachable and eager to learn
The book's style makes it very teachable.
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The lesson was clear: Technical skills are teachable; cultural fit isn’t.
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Sergii Malomuzh, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
The processes in your business need to be repeatable (and teachable), advises John Warrilow in his book Built to Sell.
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Marble runs are always a great teachable tool for engineering and physics like the ThinkFun Gravity Maze Marble Run, which is now only $25.
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Humble, teachable, likeable, connected with Riley and, of course, as daringly bonkers as his seven-yard touchdown run on fourth and one that clinched the win with 8:22 remaining.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
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Sergii Malomuzh, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
The processes in your business need to be repeatable (and teachable), advises John Warrilow in his book Built to Sell.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Marble runs are always a great teachable tool for engineering and physics like the ThinkFun Gravity Maze Marble Run, which is now only $25.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 2 Dec. 2024
Humble, teachable, likeable, connected with Riley and, of course, as daringly bonkers as his seven-yard touchdown run on fourth and one that clinched the win with 8:22 remaining.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Teachable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teachable. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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teachable
adjective
teach·able
ˈtē-chə-bəl
: capable of being taught
especially
: able and willing to learn
teachability
noun
ˌtē-chə-ˈbil-ət-ē
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