Noun
a track star who has been working with a new coach
In those days, people usually traveled long distances in coaches. Verb
He coaches the tennis star.
He has coached the team for several years.
She coached the U.S. gymnastics team at the Olympics.
He has coached at the college level for many years.
The lawyer admitted to coaching the witness.
It was clear that the witness had been coached by her lawyer on how to answer the questions.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Former Burbank coach Adam Colman has joined the staff at Buena as an assistant coach.—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024 LeBron has always influenced the makeup of his teams, and the Lakers recently hired his podcasting partner, J. J. Redick, as his new head coach.—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 23 June 2024
Verb
Johnson plays the North Pole’s Head of Security who, aside from coaching Santa (J.K. Simmons) to get shredded, enlists the world’s most infamous bounty hunter (Chris Evans) to help save Christmas.—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 25 June 2024 Seems as much of a Hail Mary as entrusting their team to a coach who has never previously coached.—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for coach
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Word History
Etymology
Noun and Verb
Middle English coche, from Middle French, from German Kutsche, from Hungarian kocsi (szekér), literally, wagon from Kocs, Hungary
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