learn
[ lurn ]
/ lɜrn /
verb (used with object), learned [lurnd] /lɜrnd/ or learnt, learn·ing.
verb (used without object), learned [lurnd] /lɜrnd/ or learnt, learn·ing.
to acquire knowledge or skill: to learn rapidly.
to become informed (usually followed by of): to learn of an accident.
Origin of learn
before 900; Middle English
lernen, Old English
leornian to learn, read, ponder (cognate with German
lernen); akin to
lesan to glean (cognate with German
lesen to read). See
lear
synonym study for learn
1.
Learn,
ascertain,
detect,
discover imply adding to one's store of facts. To
learn is to add to one's knowledge or information:
to learn a language. To
ascertain is to verify facts by inquiry or analysis:
to ascertain the truth about an event. To
detect implies becoming aware of something that had been obscure, secret, or concealed:
to detect a flaw in reasoning. To
discover is used with objective clauses as a synonym of
learn in order to suggest that the new information acquired is surprising to the learner:
I discovered that she had been married before.
OTHER WORDS FROM learn
learn·a·ble, adjective mis·learn, verb, mis·learned or mis·learnt, mis·learn·ing. out·learn, verb (used with object), out·learned or out·learnt, out·learn·ing. re·learn, verb, re·learned or re·learnt, re·learn·ing.WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH learn
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British Dictionary definitions for learn
learn
/ (lɜːn) /
verb learns, learning, learned (lɜːnd) or learnt
(when tr, may take a clause as object)
to gain knowledge of (something) or acquire skill in (some art or practice)
(tr)
to commit to memory
(tr)
to gain by experience, example, etc
(intr; often foll by of or about)
to become informed; know
not standard
to teach
Derived forms of learn
learnable, adjectiveWord Origin for learn
Old English
leornian; related to Old High German
lirnen
Idioms and Phrases with learn
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