taught

[tawt]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of teach.

taught

/ tɔːt /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of teach

Other Word Forms

• half-taught adjective
• well-taught adjective

Example Sentences

Millogo said his parents taught him to be respectful and friendly.

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His experience, he said, has taught him how to mitigate the damage done when an opposing team member careens into you.

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There are oral history accounts of inhumane punishment of parents who taught their children indigenous languages, he said.

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A physics teacher got him interested in the topic, he said, and a math teacher taught him rigor, work ethic and organization.

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He opened a private practice and taught at the University of South California and University of California, Riverside.

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