eleve

/əˈlɛv/ or /ˈɛl.v/ or /ɛˈlɛv/

Definitions

1. noun

a person who is being educated at a higher level, especially one who is being tutored or privately schooled

“The eleve was struggling to understand the complex concepts in the mathematics textbook.”

2. noun

a student in a French-speaking school

“At the French-language school, the eleve was one of the top students in her class.”

3. verb

to educate or teach (someone) at a higher level

“The teacher decided to eleve the student in mathematics by giving her additional homework.”

Synonyms

  • pupil
  • student
  • tutee

Antonyms

  • educator
  • teacher