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

Among the stars whose children he taught were the creators of “Orange Is the New Black,” “Mad Men” and “Dexter’s Laboratory,” according to the website.

From Los Angeles Times

"Costa Rica has taught me a lot. It's a country that I not only love dearly, but I admire," she said.

From Barron's

"That was such a good thing to do, it really was because it just taught me that I can go there and be OK."

From BBC

Carr said she was a teaching assistant in the girls' class and the children were taught about "stranger danger".

From BBC

Greenspan taught me the value of owning up to my mistakes.

From Barron's