Taught

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Taught \Taught\, a.
     See {Taut}. --Totten.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Taught \Taught\,
     imp. & p. p. of {Teach}. [AS. imp. t[=ae]hte, p. p.
     get[=ae]ht.]
  
     Note: See {Teach}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Teach \Teach\ (t[=e]ch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Taught} (t[add]t);
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Teaching}.] [OE. techen, imp. taughte,
     tahte, AS. t[=ae]cean, imp. t[=ae]hte, to show, teach, akin
     to t[=a]cn token. See {Token}.]
     1. To impart the knowledge of; to give intelligence
        concerning; to impart, as knowledge before unknown, or
        rules for practice; to inculcate as true or important; to
        exhibit impressively; as, to teach arithmetic, dancing,
        music, or the like; to teach morals.
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              If some men teach wicked things, it must be that
              others should practice them.          --South.
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     2. To direct, as an instructor; to manage, as a preceptor; to
        guide the studies of; to instruct; to inform; to conduct
        through a course of studies; as, to teach a child or a
        class. "He taught his disciples." --Mark ix. 31.
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              The village master taught his little school.
                                                    --Goldsmith.
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     3. To accustom; to guide; to show; to admonish.
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              I shall myself to herbs teach you.    --Chaucer.
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              They have taught their tongue to speak lies. --Jer.
                                                    ix. 5.
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     Note: This verb is often used with two objects, one of the
           person, the other of the thing; as, he taught me Latin
           grammar. In the passive construction, either of these
           objects may be retained in the objective case, while
           the other becomes the subject; as, I was taught Latin
           grammar by him; Latin grammar was taught me by him.
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     Syn: To instruct; inform; inculcate; tell; guide; counsel;
          admonish. See the Note under {Learn}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  taught
       adj : (all used chiefly with qualifiers `well' or `poorly' or
             `un-') having received specific instruction;
             "unschooled ruffians"; "well tutored applicants" [syn:
             {instructed}, {schooled}, {tutored}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  taught
       See {teach}