- tuition (in something) (formal) the act of teaching something, especially to one person or to people in small groups
- She received private tuition in French.
- The course involves six hours of individual tuition per week.
- I studied dance for two years under her expert tuition.
Collocations EducationEducationLearning- acquire/get/lack (an) education/training/(British English) (some) qualifications
- receive/provide somebody with training/tuition
- develop/design/plan a curriculum/(especially British English) course/(North American English) program/syllabus
- give/go to/attend a class/lesson/lecture/seminar
- hold/run/conduct a class/seminar/workshop
- sign up for/take a course/classes/lessons
- go to/start preschool/kindergarten/nursery school
- be in (North American English) the first, second, etc. grade/(British English) year 1, 2. etc. (at school)
- study/take/drop history/chemistry/German, etc.
- (British English) leave/finish/drop out of/ (North American English) quit school
- (North American English) graduate high school/college
- be the victim/target of bullying
- (British English) play truant from/ (both British English, informal) bunk off/skive off school (= not go to school when you should)
- (both especially North American English) skip/cut class/school
- (British English) cheat in/(North American English) cheat on an exam/a test
- get/be given a detention (for doing something)
- be expelled from/be suspended from school
- do your homework/(British English) revision/a project on something
- work on/write/do/submit an essay/a dissertation/a thesis/an assignment/(North American English) a paper
- finish/complete your dissertation/thesis/studies/coursework
- hand in/ (North American English) turn in your homework/essay/assignment/paper
- study/prepare/ (British English) revise/ (North American English) review/ (North American English, informal) cram for a test/an exam
- take/ (both British English) do/sit a test/an exam
- (especially British English) mark/ (especially North American English) grade homework/a test
- (British English) do well in/ (North American English) do well on/ (especially North American English, informal) ace a test/an exam
- pass/fail/ (especially North American English, informal) flunk a test/an exam/a class/a course/a subject
- apply to/get into/go to/start college/(British English) university
- leave/graduate from law school/college/(British English) university (with a degree in computer science)
- study for/take/ (British English) do/complete a law degree/a degree in physics
- (both North American English) major/minor in biology/philosophy
- earn/receive/be awarded/get/have/hold a master’s degree/a bachelor’s degree/a PhD in economics
Extra ExamplesTopics Educationc1- She had become expert in Chinese cooking under the tuition of her aunt.
- The students get expert tuition in small groups.
- One-to-one tuition can be arranged in certain languages.
- The price includes two weeks' horse riding plus expert tuition.
- There was a further week of intensive tuition at the management training centre.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- private
- individual
- one-to-one
- …
- give (somebody)
- offer (somebody)
- provide (somebody with)
- …
- fees
- under somebody’s tuition
- tuition for
- tuition from
- …
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- (also tuition fees [plural])the money that you pay to be taught, especially in a college or university
- The scholarship pays the tuition fees but students still need to find money for accommodation, meals and books.
- He won't be able to finish his education unless someone pays his tuition.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- college
- university
- in-state
- …
- afford
- cover
- pay
- …
- rate
- hike
- increase
- …
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘custody, care’): via Old French from Latin tuitio(n-), from tueri ‘to watch, guard’. Current senses date from the late 16th cent.
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