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[the same pronunciation that rhymes with ‘caught’]
“Taught” (verb ~~~ teach – taught – taught – teaching ) is the past and past participle form of the verb word ‘teach’ which means ‘to give somebody lessons – the things they do not know; to tell or show somebody how to do or say something or how to behave’,
(teach — taught)
e.g.
Children at some schools are never taught any religion other than their own.
I’ve taught English language as a subject to many non-native English speaking students for over twenty years.
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“Taut” (adjective, with the opposite word in meaning ‘slack’) means ‘(of something, such as a rope, wire, skin, body, etc.) pulled or stretched tight; (of a person) looking tense, showing signs of worry, anger, etc.; not relaxed; (of a book, film, plan) exciting, not having any boring or unnecessary parts’,
a taut clothesline
e.g.
The strings on a guitar are stretched taut to give clear sound when struck.
She felt her face dry and taut in the cold weather.
His new book is a taut thriller.
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