tutored

Gave individual lessons

Tutored is the past tense of tutor, meaning to teach or instruct someone individually or in a small group, typically outside a formal classroom: She tutored him in calculus.

As an adjective, tutored describes someone who has received such instruction: a well-tutored student.

The word suggests personalized attention rather than mass education.

instruction

taught

Imparted knowledge to

guided · schooled · educated · drilled · prepared · lessons · one-on-one · private lessons · homework help · test prep

mentorship

mentored

Guided someone less experienced

nurtured · encouraged · supported · developed · fostered · apprenticed · protégé · pupil · student · understudy

academic

studied

Examined closely or learned

researched · dissertation · thesis · coursework · exam prep · SAT prep · GRE prep · subject matter · curriculum · grades

Categories
Opposites
educational instruction

tutoreduntutored

Without formal instruction

untaught · nontutored · uncoached · uninstructed · unschooled

learning method

tutoredself-taught

Educated without instructors

autodidactic · self-educated · unguided · self-directed · independent

Phrases
Family

tutor, tutoring, tutorial, tutors, tutorship, tutorials, tutorage, tutoress

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G