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TEFL

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtɛfl̩/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈtɛf(ə)l/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Teaching of English as a foreign language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: education

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: TESL, TESOL

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Acronym of teaching (of) English as a foreign language.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Northern Kurdish: TEFL — acronym