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taught

taught
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tawt]
    • /tɔt/
    • /tɔːt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tawt]
    • /tɔt/

Definitions of taught word

  • verb taught simple past tense and past participle of teach. 1
  • verb with object taught to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. Synonyms: coach. 1
  • verb with object taught to impart knowledge or skill to; give instruction to: He teaches a large class. Synonyms: inform, enlighten, discipline, drill, school, indoctrinate; coach. 1
  • verb without object taught to impart knowledge or skill; give instruction. Synonyms: inform, enlighten, discipline, drill, school, indoctrinate; coach. 1
  • noun taught Informal. teacher. 1
  • adjective taught skill: acquired, not innate 1

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Origin of taught

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English techen, Old English tǣcan; akin to token

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Taught

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

taught popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

taught usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for taught

adj taught

  • disciplined — having or exhibiting discipline; rigorous: paintings characterized by a disciplined technique.
  • gentle — kindly; amiable: a gentle manner.
  • laid back — relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
  • longhair — Sometimes Disparaging. an intellectual.
  • managed — to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?

adjective taught

  • acquired — obtained, through buying or being given
  • coached — Simple past tense and past participle of coach.
  • dovelike — Similar to a dove.
  • wise — having the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right; possessing discernment, judgment, or discretion.

verb taught

  • callused — Pathology, Physiology. a hardened or thickened part of the skin; a callosity. a new growth of osseous matter at the ends of a fractured bone, serving to unite them.
  • dogmatized — Simple past tense and past participle of dogmatize.
  • domiciliated — to domicile.
  • edified — to instruct or benefit, especially morally or spiritually; uplift: religious paintings that edify the viewer.
  • humanized — to make humane, kind, or gentle.

Antonyms for taught

adj taught

  • apprenticed — a person who works for another in order to learn a trade: an apprentice to a plumber.
  • birdbrained — a stupid, foolish, or scatterbrained person.
  • cretinous — If you describe someone as cretinous, you think they are very stupid.
  • ignorant — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
  • illiterate — unable to read and write: an illiterate group.

adjective taught

  • catachrestic — Constituting or related to catachresis.
  • inerudite — Not erudite; unlearned; ignorant.

noun taught

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