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taught

verb
SayTAWT/tɔt//tɔːt/

Often confused with taut

1 meaning of taught

Practice

  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of teach. Use this form for teaching that already happened.

    My grandmother taught me how to bake bread.

    They taught the new students at the camp last week.

    Note

taught is a form of teach

teach, verb: To give lessons or show someone how to do something, often as a job. Full entry

Forms
teachteaches he/she/itteaching -ing formtaught past tense, past participle
Spelling
teach → taught: irregular (no -ed)

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Origin

This is an old form from Middle English, going back to Old English tāhte, tǣhte.