school, verb intransitive

Origin:
EnglishShow more Special use of general English school (transitive) to put or send (someone) to school, to educate (someone) at school.
Chiefly among speakers of the Sintu (Bantu) languages: to attend school.
Note:
Also Indian English.
a1968 D.C. Themba in E. Patel World of Can Themba (1985) 176St Cyprian’s, Sophiatown, where Dolly schooled.
1974 A. Fugard Statements 27Two are schooling. The other two stay at home with their mother.
1982 Voice 10 Jan. 3Students will school only in the areas they live in.
1986 Preston-Whyte & Louw in Burman & Reynolds Growing Up 364Grace, although schooling in the township, was regarded at Umzinyati as one of the young girls of the neighbourhood.
1987 Drum Aug. 75The child is already schooling.
to attend school.
Derivatives:
Hence schooled  participial adjective, educated; schooling  participial adjective, school-going.
1977 J. Sikakane Window on Soweto 21My father is what I could describe as a typical schooled ‘Johburger’ at heart.
1990 H. Vilakazi in Tribute Sept. 59One of the..roots..was the encounter between people of this social class..and the..urbanised, schooling youth.
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school, adjectiveadj.schuur, nounn.
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