caught

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɔːt/

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• (General American)
  • (without the cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /kɔt/, [kʰɔt], [kʰɔə̯t], [kʰoə̯t], [kʰʊə̯t]

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  • (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /kɑt/, [kʰɑt]

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• (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /koːt/, [k̠ʰoːt], [kʰo̝ːʔ]

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• (Canada, Inland Northern American) IPA^(key): [kʰɒt]

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• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /kɔt/
• (MLE) IPA^(key): [qʰoːʔ], [kʰoːʔ]
• Homophones: cot (cot–caught merger), court (non-rhotic, horse–hoarse merger)
• Rhymes: -ɔːt

Adjective

caught (not comparable)

1. (cricket) Of the method of being out in which the striker hits the ball and a fielder catches it.

Derived terms

• caught and bowled
• wild-caught

Verb

caught

1. simple past and past participle of catch

Synonyms

• catched (obsolete or nonstandard)

Derived terms

• cot-caught, cot-caught merged
• uncaught
• upcaught