verb (used with object),learned[lurnd] /lɜrnd/ or learnt[lurnt], /lɜrnt/, learn·ing[lur-ning]. /ˈlɜr nɪŋ/.
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience: to learn French; to learn to ski.
to become informed of or acquainted with; ascertain: to learn the truth.
to memorize: He learned the poem so he could recite it at the dinner.
to gain (a habit, mannerism, etc.) by experience, exposure to example, or the like; acquire: She learned patience from her father.
(of a device or machine, especially a computer) to perform an analogue of human learning with artificial intelligence.
Nonstandard. to instruct in; teach.
verb (used without object),learned[lurnd] /lɜrnd/ or learnt[lurnt], /lɜrnt/, learn·ing[lur-ning]. /ˈlɜr nɪŋ/.
to acquire knowledge or skill: to learn rapidly.
to become informed (usually followed by of): to learn of an accident.
Origin of learn
First recorded 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,adjectivemis·learn,verb,mis·learned or mis·learnt,mis·learn·ing.outlearn,verb (used with object),out·learned or out·learnt,out·learn·ing.re·learn,verb,re·learned or re·learnt,re·learn·ing.