Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense coaches, present participle coaching, past tense, past participle coached
1. countable noun
A coach is someone who trains a person or team of people in a particular sport.
Tony Woodcock has joined German amateur team SC Brueck as coach.
2. verb
When someone coaches a person or a team, they help them to become better at a particular sport.
He coached the team to success in La Liga. [VERB noun + to]
I had coached the Alliance team for some time. [VERB noun]
3. countable noun
A coach is a person who is in charge of a sports team.
[mainly US]regional note: in BRIT, usually use manager
4. countable noun
In baseball, a coach is a member of a team who stands near the first or third base, and gives signals to other members of the team who are on bases and are trying to score.
[US]
5. countable noun [oft noun NOUN]
A coach is someone who gives people special teaching in a particular subject, especially in order to prepare them for an examination.
What you need is a drama coach.
6. verb
If you coach someone, you give them special teaching in a particular subject, especially in orderto prepare them for an examination.
He gently coached me in French. [VERB noun]
7. countable noun [oft byNOUN]
A coach is a large, comfortable bus that carries passengers on long journeys.
[British]
As we headed back to Calais, the coach was badly delayed by roadworks.
I hate travelling by coach.
regional note: in AM, use bus
Synonyms: bus, charabanc More Synonyms of coach
8. countable noun
A coach is one of the separate sections of a train that carries passengers.
[British]
The train was an elaborate affair of sixteen coaches.
regional note: in AM, use car
9. countable noun
A coach is an enclosed vehicle with four wheels which is pulled by horses, and in which people used to travel. Coaches are still used for ceremonial events in some countries, such as Britain.
More Synonyms of coach
coach in British English
(kəʊtʃ)
noun
1.
a vehicle for several passengers, used for transport over long distances, sightseeing, etc
2.
a large four-wheeled enclosed carriage, usually horse-drawn
3.
a railway carriage carrying passengers
4.
a trainer or instructor
a drama coach
5.
a tutor who prepares students for examinations
verb
6.
to give tuition or instruction to (a pupil)
7. (transitive)
to transport in a bus or coach
Derived forms
coacher (ˈcoacher)
noun
Word origin
C16: from French coche, from Hungarian kocsi szekér wagon of Kocs, village in Hungary where coaches were first made; in the sense: toteach, probably from the idea that the instructor carried his pupils
coach in American English
(koʊtʃ)
noun
1.
a large, covered, four-wheeled carriage used in the 16th-19th cent. as a public conveyance, with seats for passengers inside and an open, raised seat in front for the driver; stagecoach
2. US
a railroad passenger car furnishing the lowest-priced seating accommodations
3.
the lowest-priced class of accommodations on some airlines
4.
a bus (sense 1)
5.
an enclosed automobile, usually a two-door sedan
6.
a private tutor who prepares a student in a subject or for an examination
7.
an instructor or trainer, as of athletes, actors, or singers
8. US, Baseball
a member of the team at bat, stationed near first and near third base to signal and direct the base runners and batters
9. Sport
the person who is in overall charge of a team and the strategy in games
see also manager (sense c): often called head coach
verb transitive
10. Rare
to carry in a coach
11.
to instruct in a subject, or prepare for an examination, by private tutoring
12.
to instruct and train (athletes, actors, etc.)
verb intransitive
13.
to ride in a coach
14.
to act as a coach
Word origin
Fr coche < Ger kutsche < Hung kocsi (szekér), (carriage of) Kócs, village in Hungary where it was first used; (sense 6) orig., university slang
coach in Automotive Engineering
(koʊtʃ)
Word forms: (plural) coaches
noun
(Automotive engineering: Vehicle types)
A coach is a large, comfortable bus, usually single-deck, that carries passengers on longtrips.
This luxury coach can carry up to 24 people.
They are the market leader in bus and coach manufacture.
We are hiring a coach for the journey that can seat 50 children.
More idioms containing
coach
drive a coach and horses through something
COBUILD Collocations
coach
qualified coach
Examples of 'coach' in a sentence
coach
One man covering three positions gives a coach immense flexibility with his replacements.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Team managers or coaches no longer decide if a player continues.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
She studied all the way through Strictly so she could become a life coach.
The Sun (2016)
The rumour mill has not been short on tales of disquiet in the Gloucester coaching team.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
We were together for five months and he was the leader, who helped all the coaching staff.
The Sun (2016)
This club has made me the person and coach I am today.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Instead, he was back coaching his charges in just 10 weeks.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
For no other coach has taken charge of so many Champions League ties without lifting the trophy.
The Sun (2016)
Hire some bikes and spend all day exploring the winding forest paths, try out archery coaching or get back to nature and climb the new tree house.
The Sun (2017)
They look to their coach to help figure those things out.
Christianity Today (2000)
They want players to give coaching a go.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
There are two actors at the back of the coach.
The Sun (2013)
English clubs have had goalkeeper coaches for a long time.
The Sun (2011)
The only person who coached me was my husband.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This is always to the advantage of the coaching team in charge.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He wants to manage the team and have a coach to train it.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Drivers with particular problems are offered extra coaching by instructors.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Eight years as an international coach is a long time.
The Sun (2007)
England have just lost a rare gem of a coach and a person.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
His coaching has helped me get to this huge moment in my career.
The Sun (2006)
It also makes seating for buses and coaches, trains and military vehicles.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
On the coach back to the hotel, we hardly spoke.
Leo McKinstry Sir Alf: A Major Reappraisal of the Life and Times of England's Greatest FootballManager (2006)
And he was a fine head coach when in charge of England.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
You can change what you eat, whether you go by coach or train.
The Sun (2015)
To come back from where we were at Adelaide is credit to the team and coaching staff.
The Sun (2007)
Next year, expect a spoon that gives life coaching and a whisk that helps you look good naked.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
And because he is seen as a leader, he is the one who seems a natural to become a coach and then a manager.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Who are the outstanding coaches in the World Cup?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Its bus and coach operations in Spain had risen by 7 per cent.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The World Cup suggested coaches are right to speak of a global shortage in pedigree defenders.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Lifetime want 1,000 trainees for posts including lifeguards, sports coaches and fitness instructors.
The Sun (2010)
In other languages
coach
British English: coach /kəʊtʃ/ NOUN
trainer A coach is someone who trains a person or team of people in a particular sport.
...a football coach.
American English: coach trainer
Arabic: مُدَرِّب
Brazilian Portuguese: técnico
Chinese: 教练
Croatian: trener
Czech: trenér
Danish: træner
Dutch: coach
European Spanish: entrenador
Finnish: valmentaja
French: entraîneur
German: Trainer
Greek: προπονητής
Italian: allenatore
Japanese: コーチ trainer
Korean: 코치
Norwegian: trener
Polish: trener
European Portuguese: treinador
Romanian: antrenor
Russian: тренер
Latin American Spanish: entrenador
Swedish: tränare
Thai: ครูฝึกกีฬา
Turkish: koç spor
Ukrainian: тренер
Vietnamese: huấn luyện viên
British English: coach /kəʊtʃ/ NOUN
bus A coach is a large comfortable bus that carries passengers on long journeys.
The coach was delayed by roadworks.
American English: bus vehicle
Arabic: مَرْكَبَة
Brazilian Portuguese: ônibus de viagem
Chinese: 长途客车
Croatian: autobus
Czech: autobus dálkový
Danish: rutebil
Dutch: reisbus
European Spanish: autocar
Finnish: bussi
French: car
German: Reisebus
Greek: πούλμαν
Italian: corriera
Japanese: 長距離バス vehicle
Korean: 시외 버스
Norwegian: rutebil
Polish: autokar
European Portuguese: autocarro de viagem
Romanian: autocar
Russian: междугородный автобус
Latin American Spanish: bus
Swedish: långfärdsbuss
Thai: รถโค้ช
Turkish: tur otobüsü
Ukrainian: пасажирський автобус
Vietnamese: xe buýt đường dài
British English: coach VERB
When someone coaches a person or a team, they help them to become better at a particular sport.
After her pro playing career, she coached a golf team.
American English: coach
Brazilian Portuguese: treinar
Chinese: 教练
European Spanish: entrenar
French: entraîner
German: trainieren
Italian: allenare
Japanese: コーチ
Korean: 코치하다
European Portuguese: treinar
Latin American Spanish: entrenar
All related terms of 'coach'
coach box
the seat of a coachman on a horse-drawn carriage or coach
coach dog
→ Dalmatian
coach bolt
a large round-headed bolt used esp to secure wood to masonry
coach-built
(of a vehicle) having specially built bodywork
coach class
the US and Canad. name for economy class
coach horse
a horse, usually strong and heavily built, for drawing a coach
coach house
a building in which a coach is kept
coach park
an area reserved for parking coaches
coach party
a group of people who travel together on a coach trip
coach screw
a large screw with a square head used in timber work in buildings, etc
coach trip
any tour , journey , or voyage made by bus
life coach
A life coach is someone whose job involves helping people to improve their lives by doing challenging or worthwhile things.
mail coach
a railway coach specially constructed for the transportation of mail
motor coach
a coach driven by an internal-combustion engine
state coach
a horse-drawn coach used by royalty on state occasions
coach driver
a person who drives a coach
coach journey
When you make a journey , you travel from one place to another.
coach station
A coach station is an area or a building which coaches leave from or arrive at on regular journeys.
Concord coach
a 19th-cent. type of stagecoach used by early settlers of the western U.S.
dialect coach
a person whose job is to train actors to speak in the authentic accent and manner of a particular area
express coach
a fast coach which goes from one place to another directly or with very few stops
hackney coach
a four-wheeled carriage having six seats and drawn by two horses
athletic coach
a person qualified to train athletes
coach operator
a company that operates a business involving the transport of passengers in coaches
coach transfer
a short journey by coach constituting part of a longer journey taken chiefly by a different mode of transport , esp a journey to or from an airport
courtesy coach
a free coach
passenger coach
a carriage in which passengers sit
qualified coach
A coach is someone who trains a person or team of people in a particular sport.
sobriety coach
a person who is employed to help another to refrain from drinking alcohol
coachload
A coachload of people is a group of people who are travelling somewhere together in a coach.
slowcoach
a person who moves, acts, or works slowly
devil's coach-horse
a large black rove beetle , Ocypus olens, with large jaws and ferocious habits
carriage bolt
a large round-headed bolt used esp to secure wood to masonry
motorbus
a bus driven by an internal-combustion engine
stagecoach
Stagecoaches were large carriages pulled by horses which carried passengers and mail.
coaching house
a building in which a coach is kept
coaching inn
a building in which a coach is kept
Dalmatian
A Dalmatian is a large dog with short, smooth, white hair and black or dark brown spots.
hackney
a compact breed of harness horse with a high-stepping trot
drive a coach and horses through something
to severely weaken or destroy an agreement or an established way of doing something
Chinese translation of 'coach'
coach
(kəutʃ)
n(c)
(Brit) 长(長)途汽车(車) (chángtú qìchē) (辆(輛), liàng)
美 = bus
(horse-drawn) 大马(馬)车(車) (dàmǎchē) (架, jià)
(Brit)[of train]车(車)厢(廂) (chēxiāng) (节, jié)
美 = car
(Sport, = trainer) 教练(練) (jiàoliàn) (位, wèi)
(= tutor) 私人教师(師) (sīrén jiàoshī)
vt
(Sport) 训(訓)练(練) (xùnliàn)
(Scol) 辅(輔)导(導) (fǔdǎo)
1 (noun)
Definition
a tutor who prepares students for examinations
He has joined the team as a coach.
Synonyms
instructor
tuition from an approved driving instructor
teacher
I'm a teacher with 21 years' experience.
trainer
She went to the gym with her trainer.
tutor
He surprised his tutors by failing the exam.
handler
2 (noun)
Definition
a large four-wheeled enclosed carriage, usually horse-drawn
I hate travelling by coach.
Synonyms
bus
charabanc
(verb)
Definition
to train or teach
He coached me for my French exam.
Synonyms
instruct
He instructs family members in nursing techniques.
train
We train them in bricklaying and other building techniques.
prepare
It is a school's job to prepare students for university studies.
exercise
She exercises two or three times a week.
drill
He drills the choir to a high standard.
tutor
She was at home, being tutored with her brothers.
cram
Additional synonyms
in the sense of drill
Definition
to teach by rigorous exercises or training
He drills the choir to a high standard.
Synonyms
train,
coach,
teach,
exercise,
discipline,
practise,
instruct,
rehearse
in the sense of exercise
Definition
to practise using in order to develop or train
She exercises two or three times a week.
Synonyms
train,
work out,
practise,
drill,
keep fit,
inure,
do exercises
in the sense of prepare
It is a school's job to prepare students for university studies.