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learn L0090700 (lûrn)v. learned also learnt (lûrnt), learn·ing, learns v.tr.1. a. To gain knowledge of or skill in through study, instruction, or experience: learned how to sail; learned the new computer program; learn to speak Hindi.b. To become aware or informed of; find out: learned the truth about him; learned that it was best not to argue. See Synonyms at discover.2. To fix in the mind or memory; memorize: learned the speech in a few hours.3. Nonstandard To cause to acquire knowledge; teach.4. Obsolete To give information to.v.intr. To gain knowledge, information, comprehension, or skill: learns quickly; learned about computers; learned of the job through friends.
[Middle English lernen, from Old English leornian; see leis- in Indo-European roots.]
learn′a·ble adj.learn′er n.learn (lɜːn) vb, learns, learning, learned (lɜːnd) or learnt1. (when tr, may take a clause as object) to gain knowledge of (something) or acquire skill in (some art or practice)2. (tr) to commit to memory3. (tr) to gain by experience, example, etc4. (intr; often foll by of or about) to become informed; know5. not standard to teach[Old English leornian; related to Old High German lirnen] ˈlearnable adjlearn (lɜrn)
v. learned (lɜrnd) or learnt, learn•ing. v.t. 1. to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience: to learn a new language. 2. to become informed of or acquainted with; ascertain: to learn the truth. 3. to memorize: He learned the poem in ten minutes. 4. to gain (a habit, mannerism, etc.) by experience, exposure to example, or the like; acquire: She learned patience from her father. 5. (of a device or machine, esp. a computer) to perform an analogue of human learning using artificial intelligence. 6. Nonstandard. to instruct in; teach. v.i. 7. to acquire knowledge or skill: to learn rapidly. 8. to become informed (often fol. by of or about): to learn of an accident. [before 900; Middle English lernen, Old English leornian to learn, read, ponder, c. Old Saxon līnōn, Old High German lernēn; akin to Gothic laisjan to teach, and to lore1] learn′a•ble, adj. learn′er, n. syn: learn, discover, ascertain, detect imply adding to one's store of knowledge or information. To learn is to come to know by chance, or by study or other application: to learn of a friend's death; to learn to ski. To discover is to find out something previously unseen or unknown; it suggests that the new information is surprising to the learner: I discovered that they were selling their house. To ascertain is to find out and verify information through inquiry or analysis: to ascertain the truth about the incident. To detect is to become aware of something obscure, secret, or concealed: to detect a flaw in reasoning. learn1. knowledge and skillsWhen you learn something, you obtain knowledge or a skill as a result of studying or training. The past tense and -ed participle of learn can be either learned or learnt. However, learnt is rarely used in American English. We first learned to ski at les Rousses.He had never learnt to read and write.2. 'teach'Don't say that you 'learn someone something' or 'learn someone how to do something.' The word you use is teach. My sister taught me how to read.See teach3. learning from experienceYou can use learn to say that someone becomes wiser or becomes better at doing something as the result of an experience. Industry and commerce have learned a lot in the last few years.You say that someone learns something from an experience. They had learned a lot from their earlier mistakes.Be Careful!
Don't use any preposition except from in a sentence like this. 4. informationLearn can also be used to say that someone receives some information. After learn, you use of and a noun phrase, or you use a that-clause. He had learned of his father's death in Australia.She learned that her grandmother had been a nurse.learn
Past participle: learned/learnt
Gerund: learning
| Present |
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| I learn | | you learn | | he/she/it learns | | we learn | | you learn | | they learn |
| Preterite |
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| I learned/learnt | | you learned/learnt | | he/she/it learned/learnt | | we learned/learnt | | you learned/learnt | | they learned/learnt |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am learning | | you are learning | | he/she/it is learning | | we are learning | | you are learning | | they are learning |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have learned/learnt | | you have learned/learnt | | he/she/it has learned/learnt | | we have learned/learnt | | you have learned/learnt | | they have learned/learnt |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was learning | | you were learning | | he/she/it was learning | | we were learning | | you were learning | | they were learning |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had learned/learnt | | you had learned/learnt | | he/she/it had learned/learnt | | we had learned/learnt | | you had learned/learnt | | they had learned/learnt |
| Future |
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| I will learn | | you will learn | | he/she/it will learn | | we will learn | | you will learn | | they will learn |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have learned/learnt | | you will have learned/learnt | | he/she/it will have learned/learnt | | we will have learned/learnt | | you will have learned/learnt | | they will have learned/learnt |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be learning | | you will be learning | | he/she/it will be learning | | we will be learning | | you will be learning | | they will be learning |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been learning | | you have been learning | | he/she/it has been learning | | we have been learning | | you have been learning | | they have been learning |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been learning | | you will have been learning | | he/she/it will have been learning | | we will have been learning | | you will have been learning | | they will have been learning |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been learning | | you had been learning | | he/she/it had been learning | | we had been learning | | you had been learning | | they had been learning |
| Conditional |
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| I would learn | | you would learn | | he/she/it would learn | | we would learn | | you would learn | | they would learn |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have learned/learnt | | you would have learned/learnt | | he/she/it would have learned/learnt | | we would have learned/learnt | | you would have learned/learnt | | they would have learned/learnt |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  learn - gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"larn, acquirerelearn - learn something again, as after having forgotten or neglected it; "After the accident, he could not walk for months and had to relearn how to walk down stairs"catch up - learn belatedly; find out about something after it happened; "I'm trying to catch up with the latest developments in molecular biology"assimilate, ingest, absorb, take in - take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"hit the books, study - learn by reading books; "He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now" | | 2. | learn - get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"get a line, get wind, get word, hear, discover, find out, pick up, seeget the goods - discover some bad or hidden information about; "She got the goods on her co-worker after reading his e-mail"wise up - get wise to; "They wised up to it"trip up, catch - detect a blunder or misstep; "The reporter tripped up the senator"ascertain - learn or discover with certaintydiscover, find - make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover"witness, see, find - perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results" | | 3. |  learn - commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?"memorise, memorize, conunderstudy, alternate - be an understudy or alternate for a rolehit the books, study - learn by reading books; "He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now" | | 4. | learn - be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"study, read, takeaudit - attend academic courses without getting credittrain, prepare - undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession; "She is training to be a teacher"; "He trained as a legal aid"practice, practise, drill, exercise - learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales" | | 5. | learn - impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"instruct, teachtrain, educate, prepare, develop - create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future"indoctrinate - teach doctrines to; teach uncritically; "The Moonies indoctrinate their disciples"drill - teach by repetitioncatechise, catechize - give religious instructions toreinforce, reward - strengthen and support with rewards; "Let's reinforce good behavior"spoonfeed - teach without challenging the students; "This professor spoonfeeds his students"induct - introduce or initiate; "The young geisha was inducted into the ways of her profession"mentor - serve as a teacher or trusted counselor; "The famous professor mentored him during his years in graduate school"; "She is a fine lecturer but she doesn't like mentoring"tutor - be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction; "She tutored me in Spanish"unteach - cause to disbelieve; teach someone the contrary of what he or she had learned earlierunteach - cause to unlearn; "teach somebody to unlearn old habits or methods"ground - instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subjectlecture, talk - deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"coach, train - teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports; "He is training our Olympic team"; "She is coaching the crew"edify, enlighten - make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal"condition - establish a conditioned response | | 6. | learn - find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"ascertain, find out, watch, determine, see, checkinsure, see to it, ensure, ascertain, check, assure, control, see - be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"ascertain, determine, find out, find - establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"test - determine the presence or properties of (a substance) |
learnverb1. master, grasp, acquire, pick up, be taught, take in, attain, become able, familiarize yourself with Their children were going to learn English.2. discover, hear, understand, gain knowledge, find out about, become aware, discern, ascertain, come to know, suss (out) (slang) It was only after his death that she learned of his affair.3. memorize, commit to memory, learn by heart, learn by rote, get (something) word-perfect, learn parrot-fashion, get off pat, con (archaic) He learned this song as an inmate in a Texas prison.learnverb1. To gain knowledge or mastery of by study:get, master.Informal: pick up.2. To commit to memory:con, memorize.3. To obtain knowledge or awareness of something not known before, as through observation or study:ascertain, determine, discover, find (out), hear.Translationslearn (ləːn) – past tense, past participles learned, ~learnt – verb1. to get to know. It was then that I learned that she was dead. 獲悉 获悉2. to gain knowledge or skill (in). A child is always learning; to learn French; She is learning (how) to swim. 學習 学习ˈlearned (-nid) adjective having or showing great learning. a learned professor. 有學問的 有学问的ˈlearner noun a person who is in process of learning. Be patient – I'm only a learner; (also adjective) a learner driver. 學習者 学习者ˈlearning noun knowledge which has been gained by learning. The professor was a man of great learning. 學問 学问learner-friendly adjective that is easy or simple for use in learning. This textbook is learner-friendly. 方便學習的 学习界面友好learn
See:- by heart
- do (something) the hard way
- do/learn something the hard way
- It is never too late to learn
- learn (one's) lesson
- learn (something) by heart
- learn (something) down pat
- learn (something) from the bottom up
- learn (something) off pat
- learn (something) the hard way
- learn a thing or two
- learn about
- learn about (someone or something)
- learn by
- learn by heart
- learn by rote
- learn from
- learn from (someone or something)
- learn from the bottom up
- learn of
- learn of (someone or something)
- learn one's lesson
- learn the hard way
- learn the ropes
- learn to live with
- learn to live with (someone or something)
- learn your lesson
- live and learn
- ropes
- show somebody/learn/know the ropes
- thing or two
- tricks of the trade
- We must learn to walk before we can run
- you are never too old to learn
- you have to (learn to) walk before you (can) run
- you must (learn to) walk before you (can) run
learn
learn (lĕrn) To gain knowledge, understanding, or skill through study or practice. [O.E. leornian]LEARN
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| LEARN➣Lanka Education and Research Network (Sri Lanka) | | LEARN➣Lonestar Education And Research Network | | LEARN➣Literacy Education and Reading Network (various locations) | | LEARN➣Labor Education and Research Network (Philippines) | | LEARN➣Library Electronic Academic Resources Network | | LEARN➣Lee Education and Resource Network (Florida) | | LEARN➣Lafayette Emergency Action Response Network (California) | | LEARN➣Listen Empathize Apologize React and Notify (customer service complaint handling) | | LEARN➣Leaders Educating About Rape and Non-Violence | | LEARN➣Learning for Economic Action and Recovery Network (Santa Ana, CA) |
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Synonyms for learnverb masterSynonyms- master
- grasp
- acquire
- pick up
- be taught
- take in
- attain
- become able
- familiarize yourself with
verb discoverSynonyms- discover
- hear
- understand
- gain knowledge
- find out about
- become aware
- discern
- ascertain
- come to know
- suss (out)
verb memorizeSynonyms- memorize
- commit to memory
- learn by heart
- learn by rote
- get (something) word-perfect
- learn parrot-fashion
- get off pat
- con
Synonyms for learnverb to gain knowledge or mastery of by studySynonymsverb to commit to memorySynonymsverb to obtain knowledge or awareness of something not known before, as through observation or studySynonyms- ascertain
- determine
- discover
- find
- hear
Synonyms for learnverb gain knowledge or skillsSynonymsRelated Words- relearn
- catch up
- assimilate
- ingest
- absorb
- take in
- hit the books
- study
verb get to know or become aware of, usually accidentallySynonyms- get a line
- get wind
- get word
- hear
- discover
- find out
- pick up
- see
Related Words- get the goods
- wise up
- trip up
- catch
- ascertain
- discover
- find
- witness
- see
verb commit to memorySynonymsRelated Words- understudy
- alternate
- hit the books
- study
verb be a student of a certain subjectSynonymsRelated Words- audit
- train
- prepare
- practice
- practise
- drill
- exercise
verb impart skills or knowledge toSynonymsRelated Words- train
- educate
- prepare
- develop
- indoctrinate
- drill
- catechise
- catechize
- reinforce
- reward
- spoonfeed
- induct
- mentor
- tutor
- unteach
- ground
- lecture
- talk
- inform
- coach
- edify
- enlighten
- condition
verb find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effortSynonyms- ascertain
- find out
- watch
- determine
- see
- check
Related Words- insure
- see to it
- ensure
- ascertain
- check
- assure
- control
- see
- determine
- find out
- find
- test
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