"caughten" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈkɔːtən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkʰɒtən/ [General-Australian]
Etymology: From caught + -en (preterite plural suffix), and caught + -en (strong declension past participle suffix). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|caught|en|id2=plural past|pos2=preterite plural suffix}} caught + -en (preterite plural suffix), {{suffix|en|caught|en|id2=past participle|pos2=strong declension past participle suffix}} caught + -en (strong declension past participle suffix) Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} caughten
  1. (obsolete) plural simple past of catch Tags: form-of, obsolete, past, plural Form of: catch
    Sense id: en-caughten-en-verb-hBBH7ATD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en (plural past), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -en (plural past): 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17
  2. (nonstandard) past participle of catch Tags: form-of, nonstandard, participle, past Form of: catch
    Sense id: en-caughten-en-verb-1FEXsVg4 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -en (past participle) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -en (past participle): 18 82
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