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untaught

/ʌnˈtɔːt/

/ʌnˈtɔt/

untaughtadjective

/ʌnˈtɔːt/

/ʌnˈtɔt/

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

Definitions

Not taught, instructed, educated, or trained.

She felt untaught in the customs of the new school.

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untaughtpast participle

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

Definitions

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

The children were left untaught for several weeks.

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unteachverb

untaught

Past Simple

untaught

Past Simple

untaught

Past Participle

unteaching

Gerund

/ʌnˈtiːtʃ/

Translations

разучить

The teacher had to unteach the students the incorrect method they had learned.

Учителю пришлось разучить студентов неправильному методу, который они выучили.

Additional translations

обучить назад

Definitions

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.

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