taught

American  

[tawt] / tɔt /

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of teach.

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taught British  

/ tɔːt /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of teach

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Other Word Forms

• half-taught adjective
• well-taught adjective

Example Sentences

PE teacher Scott Collins, who taught Jack at Hampton Vale, says the scheme is vital because of the number of lakes in the area.

From BBC

All primary and secondary school pupils in the south are set to be taught about financial matters under changes to the national curriculum.

From BBC

I am also thankful for remembering the efforts of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who taught us in his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” that “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

From Salon

His letter is in response to a UK Supreme Court judgement that the Christian focused RE taught in Northern Ireland was unlawful.

From BBC

The moves taught Pabrai a lesson, he says: “You don’t need to slow down, you just keep going.”

From The Wall Street Journal