HOW TO PRONOUNCE
taught
/tɔt/
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Start with t and finish with t again. Use a single vowel between them; the written gh is not pronounced as a separate sound.
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“He taught us a new song.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does taught mean?
verb
- simple past and past participle of teach
adjective
- Misspelling of taut.
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IPA pronunciation
/tɔt/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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There were no growls, no fierce screams of rage—the little black stick had taught them to come quietly lest they awaken it.
He taught me how to know a man in love, in which cage of rushes I am sure you are not prisoner.
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I taught him and a friend of his to swim at twice going into the river, and they soon became good swimmers.
They not only gave myself and wife bread and shelter, but taught us how to begin to secure those benefits for ourselves.
She had moved in the best colored society of the country, at Washington, and had taught in the schools of that city.