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 accents), tot (with cot-caught merger), thought (Hiberno-English)
Rhymes: -ɔːt

Verb

taught

simple past and past participle of teach

Anagrams

guttah, taghut

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