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taught

v.
A2 Elementary US //ˈtɔt// UK //tˈɔːt// taught

v. the past form of 'teach'. You use it to say that you helped someone learn a skill or subject in the past.

v. the past tense and past participle of 'teach'. Refers to the completed action of imparting knowledge or instructing a student.


SIMPLE

She taught me how to play the piano last year.

CONTEXTUAL

The professor taught history at the university for over thirty years before retiring last spring.

COMPLEX

Having taught the introductory course for a decade, the lecturer possessed an intuitive understanding of the specific concepts that students typically found most challenging.

Synonyms
Origin

From Middle English taught(e), tau(h)t(e), from Old English tāhte, tǣhte, from Proto-Germanic *taihtē.

Usage

The past tense of 'teach'. It is a transitive verb that can take both a direct and an indirect object ('taught me math').

Pitfall

He teached us wellHe taught us well'Teach' is an irregular verb; the past form is 'taught', not 'teached'.

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