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untaught

/ʌnˈtɔːt/

/ʌnˈtɔt/

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untaughtadjective

/ʌnˈtɔːt/

/ʌnˈtɔt/

Descriptive adjective meaning 'not taught, instructed, educated, or trained'.

sans instructionSe dit d’une personne non instruite, non éduquée ou non formée.

She felt untaught in the customs of the new school.

Elle se sentait sans instruction quant aux coutumes de la nouvelle école.

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untaughtpast participle

Past participle of teach used adjectivally; no comparative or superlative forms.

sans instructionAu sens du participe passé employé comme adjectif.

The children were left untaught for several weeks.

Les enfants sont restés sans instruction pendant plusieurs semaines.

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unteachverb

untaught

Past Simple

untaught

Past Simple

untaught

Past Participle

unteaching

Gerund

/ʌnˈtiːtʃ/

désapprendre

The new evidence was so compelling that it managed to unteach the old misconceptions about the disease.

Les nouvelles preuves étaient si convaincantes qu’elles ont réussi à désapprendre les vieilles idées fausses sur la maladie.

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Definitions

untaughtadjective

Not taught, instructed, educated, or trained.

She felt untaught in the customs of the new school.

untaughtpast participle

Past participle of teach used as an adjective: not taught or instructed.

The children were left untaught for several weeks.

unteachverb

To cause someone to forget or abandon a previously learned behavior or belief.

The new evidence was so compelling that it managed to unteach the old misconceptions about the disease.

To cause oneself to forget or abandon a previously learned habit, behavior, or piece of knowledge.

After moving abroad, he had to unteach himself the bad pronunciation habits he'd picked up.