caught

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɔ(ː)t/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): [kʰɔːt]
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- (General Australian, General New Zealand) IPA^(key): [kʰoːt]
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- (US) IPA^(key): [kʰɔt]
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(cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /kɑt/, [kʰɑt]
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Homophone: cot (accents with cot-caught merger), court (non-rhotic accents)
Rhymes: -ɔːt

Adjective

caught (not comparable)

(cricket) Of the method of being out in which the striker hits the ball and a fielder catches it.

Verb

caught

simple past tense and past participle of catch

Derived terms

caught with one's hand in the cookie jar

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