"Tought" is a misspelling of one of the following words: "thought," "taught," or "taut."
"Taut" is an adjective that means tight or stretched. For example, a tightrope walker might balance on a taut rope as opposed to a flimsy rope.
"Taught" is the past tense of "teach," which means to explain or give information to someone on how to do something. For example, a teacher might have taught you algebra, which means they showed and explained how to do algebra.
"Thought" as a noun means an idea or opinion produced in the mind or the process of thinking itself. For example, you could have a sudden thought of a brilliant idea, or you can be deep in thought, which is emphasizing the process or state of thinking. "Thought" as a verb is the past tense of "think," which means to use one's mind to form ideas and opinions. You could think about your favorite food or someone you miss.
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Through the Google Books Ngram Viewer, we can see that thought, taught, and taut have a much higher use than than tought in Google’s database of published books in both American and British English since the year 1800.
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Example sentences
The following are example sentences of "thought," "taught," and "taut" being used in sentences.
- I had a sudden thought about the solution to the problem.
- Her thoughts were filled with excitement about the upcoming trip.
- Deep in thought, he pondered the mysteries of the universe.
- She taught me how to ride a bike when I was young.
- The professor taught us advanced mathematics concepts.
- They taught their dog various tricks and commands
- The art instructor taught the students different painting techniques.
- The sailboat's taut sails caught the wind and propelled it forward.
- The athlete's muscles were taut as they prepared for the race.
- The drumhead was stretched taut to produce a crisp sound.
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