taught

English

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (General American)
  • (without the cot–caught merger) enPR: tôt, IPA^(key): /tɔt/
  • (cot–caught merger) enPR: tät, IPA^(key): /tɑt/
• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: tôt, IPA^(key): /tɔːt/

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• (Ireland) IPA^(key): /t̪ɒːt/
• Homophones: taut; tort (non-rhotic); tot (cot–caught merger); thought (th-stopping)
• Rhymes: -ɔːt

Verb

taught

1. simple past and past participle of teach

Etymology 2

Adjective

taught

1. Misspelling of taut.
   • 2010 March 11, Deborah MacFarlane, Skin Cancer Management: A Practical Approach, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 117:

     The bevel of the needle should be up and the injection should be made through taught skin.

Anagrams

• guttah, taghut