education

Definition

  • noun: the action or process of teaching someone especially in a school, college, or university
  • noun: the action or process of 'educating' or of being 'educated'
  • synonyms: training, breeding, teaching

Examples

  • The school is devoted to the 'education' of children with reading difficulties.

  • Students and their parents worry about the rising cost of 'higher education'.

  • Our vacation turned out to be a very 'educational' experience.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Yeah, I know. I kinda got that impression. Good. Okay. Well, I've got to go. Gotta get up early and waste some more money on my overpriced education. - No, I didn't mean you. I... - Ah, that's all right. There's my number. So maybe we can go out for coffee sometime. (..)
    1997 Good Will Hunting
  • (..) And you're gonna come up with the fact that there are two certainties in life. One: Don't do that. And two: You dropped grand on a fuckin' education... you could've got for $. in late charges at the public library. Yeah, but I will have a degree... and you'll be servin' my kids fries at a (..)
    1997 Good Will Hunting