learn

verb

ˈlərn

learned ˈlərnd How to pronounce learn (audio)

ˈlərnt

; learning

transitive verb

a(1)

: to gain knowledge or understanding of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience

learn a trade

learned to play chess

(2)

: memorize

learn the lines of a play

: to come to be able

learn to dance

: to come to realize

learned that honesty paid

nonstandard : teach

obsolete : to inform of something

: to come to know : hear

we just learned that he was ill

intransitive verb

: to acquire knowledge or skill or a behavioral tendency

were shocked to learn of her death

learnable

ˈlər-nə-bəl How to pronounce learn (audio)

adjective

learner noun

Example Sentences

People learn throughout their lives. I can't swim yet, but I'm learning. She's interested in learning French. We had to learn the rules of the game. I'm trying to learn my lines for the play. We had to learn the names of the state capitals. She learned through a letter that her father had died. I later learned that they had never called. We finally learned the truth about what had happened. See More

Recent Examples on the Web Now, scientists working for the city have obtained enough usable DNA from two individuals to potentially learn their identities.

WIRED, 8 Sep. 2022 Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on September 8th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.

Mike Rose, cleveland, 8 Sep. 2022 As for the losers, parents and taxpayers in New Jersey and New York will probably not be surprised to learn that their states finished 49th and 50th, respectively.

James Freeman, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 The Colts will be the next to learn how important of a championship ingredient the kicker is.

Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Sep. 2022 Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love ...

Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 There’s a lot to love about college: sudden independence, late nights with new people who turn into lifelong friends, and endless opportunities to learn and grow.

Kirsten Nunez, SELF, 8 Sep. 2022 Under the new timetable, those hosts who plan to rent their entire home out for short-term stays more than 20 days out of the year will learn by Dec. 16 whether they were chosen to get a license.

Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 In the house, the Hehns now plan to create a community space downstairs where people will be welcomed for meetings, to share food and stories, and learn about a family that tried to point the South toward justice after the Civil War.

Michael Warren, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Sep. 2022 See More

Kids Definition

learn

verb

ˈlərn

learned

ˈlərnd

also learnt

ˈlərnt

; learning

: to get knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience

I'm learning a foreign language.

: memorize

Actors have to learn their lines.

: to become able through practice

Babies learn to walk.

: to come to realize and understand

You must learn right from wrong.

: to find out

I finally learned what had happened.

: to gain knowledge

The children were eager to learn.

learn

verb

as in to master

to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in after months of trying, he finally learned the dance steps

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

master
get
understand
know
discover
see
comprehend
hear
pick up
grasp
assimilate
absorb
apprehend
imbibe
study
examine
memorize
digest
discern
get the hang of
ascertain
detect
determine
find out
unearth
run down
dig up
descry
scare up
track (down)
search (for)
drink (in)
tumble (to)
hit (on or upon)
major (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

forget
unlearn
miss
ignore
misunderstand
overlook
disregard
neglect

as in to discover

to come to an awareness of the directors have since learned that they should examine the company's financial reports a little more closely

Synonyms & Similar Words

discover
realize
hear
see
find
ascertain
find out
detect
get on (to)
encounter
get wind of
catch on (to)
perceive
discern
figure out
observe
wise (up)
spot
espy
descry
calculate
tumble (to)
note
divine
hit (on or upon)
puzzle (out)
mind
dope (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

miss
ignore
overlook
forget
disregard
hide
unlearn
cover
conceal
curtain
mask
veil
screen
cloak
blot out
occult
enshroud
blanket
shroud

as in to find

to come upon after searching, study, or effort the police were astonished when they learned the identity of the students who had vandalized the school

Synonyms & Similar Words

find
discover
locate
get
ascertain
detect
determine
find out
run down
dig out
dig up
rummage
descry
turn up
scare up
nose out
seek
track (down)
sight
scout (up)
spot
dredge (up)
hunt (down or up)
hit (on or upon)
espy
look for
ferret (out)
rout (out)
root (out)
search (for or out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

miss
overlook
lose
pass over
mislay
misplace
misset

as in to memorize

to commit to memory he learned the words to the song while performing karaoke

Synonyms & Similar Words

memorize
study
know
remember
understand
retain
grasp
recall
con
accept
get
comprehend
recollect
relive
absorb
apprehend
digest
mind
reminisce (about)
think (of)
hark back (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

unlearn
forget
ignore
disregard
neglect
slight
overlook
disremember
misremember
pass over
slur (over)
overpass

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of learn are ascertain, determine, discover, and unearth. While all these words mean "to find out what one did not previously know," learn may imply acquiring knowledge with little effort or conscious intention (as by simply being told) or it may imply study and practice.

I learned her name only today

learning Greek

Although the words ascertain and learn have much in common, ascertain implies effort to find the facts or the truth proceeding from awareness of ignorance or uncertainty.

attempts to ascertain the population of the region

The words determine and learn are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, determine emphasizes the intent to establish the facts definitely or precisely.

unable to determine the origin of the word

The meanings of discover and learn largely overlap; however, discover may apply to something requiring exploration or investigation or to a chance encounter.

discovered the source of the river

While in some cases nearly identical to learn, unearth implies bringing to light something forgotten or hidden.

unearth old records

单词	learn
释义	learn verb ˈlərn learned ˈlərnd ˈlərnt ; learning transitive verb 1 a(1) : to gain knowledge or understanding of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience learn a trade learned to play chess (2) : memorize learn the lines of a play b : to come to be able learn to dance c : to come to realize learned that honesty paid 2 a nonstandard : teach b obsolete : to inform of something 3 : to come to know : hear we just learned that he was ill intransitive verb : to acquire knowledge or skill or a behavioral tendency were shocked to learn of her death learnable ˈlər-nə-bəl adjective learner noun Synonyms get master pick up See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences People learn throughout their lives. I can't swim yet, but I'm learning. She's interested in learning French. We had to learn the rules of the game. I'm trying to learn my lines for the play. We had to learn the names of the state capitals. She learned through a letter that her father had died. I later learned that they had never called. We finally learned the truth about what had happened. See More Recent Examples on the Web Now, scientists working for the city have obtained enough usable DNA from two individuals to potentially learn their identities. WIRED, 8 Sep. 2022 Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on September 8th and learn an interesting fact about each of them. Mike Rose, cleveland, 8 Sep. 2022 As for the losers, parents and taxpayers in New Jersey and New York will probably not be surprised to learn that their states finished 49th and 50th, respectively. James Freeman, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 The Colts will be the next to learn how important of a championship ingredient the kicker is. Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Sep. 2022 Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love ... Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 There’s a lot to love about college: sudden independence, late nights with new people who turn into lifelong friends, and endless opportunities to learn and grow. Kirsten Nunez, SELF, 8 Sep. 2022 Under the new timetable, those hosts who plan to rent their entire home out for short-term stays more than 20 days out of the year will learn by Dec. 16 whether they were chosen to get a license. Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 In the house, the Hehns now plan to create a community space downstairs where people will be welcomed for meetings, to share food and stories, and learn about a family that tried to point the South toward justice after the Civil War. Michael Warren, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Sep. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English lernen, from Old English leornian; akin to Old High German lernēn to learn, Old English last footprint, Latin lira furrow, track First Known Use before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a(1) Phrases Containing learn learn (something) at one's mother's knee live and learn learn to live with something you live and (you) learn learn the ropes learn (something) at one's mother's knee live and learn learn to live with something you live and (you) learn learn the ropes Kids Definition learn verb ˈlərn learned ˈlərnd also learnt ˈlərnt ; learning 1 : to get knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience I'm learning a foreign language. 2 : memorize Actors have to learn their lines. 3 : to become able through practice Babies learn to walk. 4 : to come to realize and understand You must learn right from wrong. 5 : to find out I finally learned what had happened. 6 : to gain knowledge The children were eager to learn. Medical Definition learn verb ˈlərn learned ˈlərnd ˈlərnt also learnt ˈlərnt ; learning transitive verb : to acquire (a change in behavior) by learning intransitive verb : to acquire a behavioral tendency by learning learn verb 1 as in to master to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in after months of trying, he finally learned the dance steps Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance master get understand know discover see comprehend hear pick up grasp assimilate absorb apprehend imbibe study examine memorize digest discern get the hang of ascertain detect determine find out unearth run down dig up descry scare up track (down) search (for) drink (in) tumble (to) hit (on or upon) major (in) Antonyms & Near Antonyms forget unlearn miss ignore misunderstand overlook disregard neglect See More 2 as in to discover to come to an awareness of the directors have since learned that they should examine the company's financial reports a little more closely Synonyms & Similar Words discover realize hear see find ascertain find out detect get on (to) encounter get wind of catch on (to) perceive discern figure out observe wise (up) spot espy descry calculate tumble (to) note divine hit (on or upon) puzzle (out) mind dope (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms miss ignore overlook forget disregard hide unlearn cover conceal curtain mask veil screen cloak blot out occult enshroud blanket shroud See More 3 as in to find to come upon after searching, study, or effort the police were astonished when they learned the identity of the students who had vandalized the school Synonyms & Similar Words find discover locate get ascertain detect determine find out run down dig out dig up rummage descry turn up scare up nose out seek track (down) sight scout (up) spot dredge (up) hunt (down or up) hit (on or upon) espy look for ferret (out) rout (out) root (out) search (for or out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms miss overlook lose pass over mislay misplace misset See More 4 as in to memorize to commit to memory he learned the words to the song while performing karaoke Synonyms & Similar Words memorize study know remember understand retain grasp recall con accept get comprehend recollect relive absorb apprehend digest mind reminisce (about) think (of) hark back (to) Antonyms & Near Antonyms unlearn forget ignore disregard neglect slight overlook disremember misremember pass over slur (over) overpass See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of learn are ascertain, determine, discover, and unearth. While all these words mean "to find out what one did not previously know," learn may imply acquiring knowledge with little effort or conscious intention (as by simply being told) or it may imply study and practice. I learned her name only today learning Greek Although the words ascertain and learn have much in common, ascertain implies effort to find the facts or the truth proceeding from awareness of ignorance or uncertainty. attempts to ascertain the population of the region The words determine and learn are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, determine emphasizes the intent to establish the facts definitely or precisely. unable to determine the origin of the word The meanings of discover and learn largely overlap; however, discover may apply to something requiring exploration or investigation or to a chance encounter. discovered the source of the river While in some cases nearly identical to learn, unearth implies bringing to light something forgotten or hidden. unearth old records
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