coaching
noun
Simple meaning
About horse-drawn stagecoaches, also to railway carriages.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
kohchingSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈkoʊtʃɪŋ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
The process by which someone is coached or tutored; instruction.
attributive
Relating to horse-drawn stagecoaches, also to railway carriages (or coaches).
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A2 · Elementary (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Relating to horse-drawn stagecoaches, also to railway carriages (or coaches).
Used this way, coaching is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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More ways to use coaching
- “He enjoys coaching his son's youth soccer team every Saturday.”
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
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Someone in charge of training an athlete or a team.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
The job of a professional coach.
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