taught
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
An inflected form of teach · inflected form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,472 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 12,484 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- impart skills or knowledge to also: learn, instruct I taught them FrenchHe instructed me in building a boat
- accustom gradually to some action or attitude The child is taught to obey her parents
taught in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He had never been taught to say his prayers.
The Water-Babies · Charles Kingsley · Chapter 1
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All this the dreamy stranger had taught him, and much more.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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She hath taught him in a dream To make away his duchess and her husband.
The White Devil · John Webster · Chapter 1
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He taught me what to think of it by pitching Great Will's voice high, and Hamlet's very low.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Complete · George Meredith · Chapter 1
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Mrs. Wiggs's hands were rough and knotted, but love taught them to be gentle as she smoothed his hot head.
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch · Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice · Chapter 1