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Taught Uncommon

Origin: Germanic Old English suffix

Definition, synonyms and related words

Definitions
Verb
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simple past tense and past participle of teach

"She taught me how to change a tire before we went on our road trip."

In plain English: Taught means someone showed you how to do something or gave you information so you learned it.

"She taught her brother how to ride a bike last summer."

Example Sentences
"She taught her brother how to ride a bike last summer." verb
"She taught her son how to ride a bicycle last summer." verb
"The teacher taught us about the history of ancient Rome." verb
"He taught me that honesty is always the best policy." verb
See Also
indocile trainable taughten object lesson challenge exam kerygma return demonstration untaught
Related Terms

Origin

Taught comes from the Old English word tāhte, which shares its roots with other Germanic languages. The meaning has remained consistent over time as the word traveled into Middle and Modern English.

Rhyming Words
ght ight ought dight bight tight fight eight night might light pight aught hight aight right wight sight voight blight
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