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• past tense form of teach.
• past participle of teach.

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

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taught

I may or may not have rolled my eyes, expecting to see a spider—something my North London upbringing taught me to care little about—when I froze.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

In middle school, I took my first art class with Mr. Aguilera, who taught me the fundamentals and paved the way for me to study art at an elevated level in high school.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

But it articulates the logic hovering around the episode: If Americans can be taught to eat correctly, perhaps they will require less care — and perhaps the government can spend less providing it.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

Here is how restorative justice generally worked in the two schools I taught at: A student would disrupt class, shouting at me or throwing objects at other students.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

But the water taught me that it was only I who could transform its power from a burden into the force beneath my flight.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo