taught

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb impart skills or knowledge to
  2. verb accustom gradually to some action or attitude

Etymology

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

Synonyms

teach, learn, instruct

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