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“Taught” or “Taut”

taught / taut are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

taught t·AO·t

  • verbimpart skills or knowledge to.
  • verbaccustom gradually to some action or attitude.

taut t·AO·t

  • adjectivepulled or drawn tight.
  • adjectivesubjected to great tension; stretched tight.
Usage

Examples in context

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“taught”

  • He also taught anatomical illustration at a vo-tech
  • …(1965–67) and Tokyo (1967–70), and taught Future Studies at the Birmingham…
  • He taught chemistry at St Paul's School,…
  • …liberal versions of Christianity that taught the existence of internal inconsistencies…
  • …in New Orleans and covertly taught himself to play cornet against…
  • …Bible Class at Zion Presbyterian, taught by William Nichol, an elderly
  • Prior to joining Tulane, Cooley taught at the University of Wisconsin,…
  • …his brother, in 1662, and taught Hebrew at Cambridge University.
  • …part of his life, Zhu taught in Eastern China College of…
  • …science teacher Helmut Pöschel was taught the proper way to make…

“taut”

  • …reads: "Director Jonathan Demme's smart, taut thriller teeters on the edge…
  • …music is sleeker and more taut than anything Hole have done".
  • …consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric stretched over a…
  • …connects two diaphragms with a taut string or wire, which transmits…
  • …cage, which keeps the fabric taut.
  • , as in taut, taught and law, was or

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