taught

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: tôt, IPA^(key): /tɔːt/

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• (General American) enPR: tôt, IPA^(key): /tɔt/
• (cot–caught merger) enPR: tät, IPA^(key): /tɑt/

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

Verb

taught

1. simple past and past participle of teach

Anagrams

• guttah, taghut