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

American  
[tawt] / tɔt /

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of teach.


taught British  
/ tɔːt /

verb

  1. the past tense and past participle of teach

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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But his frustrations are shared by his teachers, including Fatoumata Danso, 30, who has taught economic and social sciences at the Eugene Henaff high school for five years.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Apart from what's taught and how, there are other factors that could influence standards.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

I taught a lot of tennis in Bel Air and Beverly Hills, and it feels like I always was doing a little PI work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

But Piti said the BOT’s experience with shocks like wars and tariffs has taught it to avoid knee-jerk reactions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

She taught me for years and never asked for a dime.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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