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Definitions for Learn

[1] to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience: to learn French; to learn to ski.
[2] to become informed of or acquainted with; ascertain: to learn the truth.
[3] to memorize: He learned the poem so he could recite it at the dinner.
[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, especially a computer) to perform an analogue of human learning with artificial intelligence.
[6] Nonstandard . to instruct in; teach.
[7] to acquire knowledge or skill: to learn rapidly.
[8] to become informed (usually followed by of ): to learn of an accident.
[9] (when tr, may take a clause as object) to gain knowledge of (something) or acquire skill in (some art or practice)
[10] (tr) to commit to memory
[11] (tr) to gain by experience, example, etc
[12] (intr; often foll by of or about) to become informed; know
[13] not standard to teach

Words related to Learn

enroll, get, read, study, receive, master, gain, determine, grasp, review, understand, see, hear, matriculate, memorize, prepare, imbibe, peruse, grind, lucubrate

Words nearby Learn

leapfrog test, leapt, lear, lear board, lear complex, learn, learn by heart, learn one's lesson, learn to live with, learned, learned borrowing

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

Words that may be confused with Learn

learn, teach

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.

Word origin for Learn

Old English leornian; related to Old High German lirnen

Synonyms for Learn

determine, enroll, gain, get, grasp, master, pick up, read, receive, review, study, apprentice, attain, con, cram, grind, imbibe, lucubrate, matriculate, memorize, peruse, prepare, be taught, be trained, become able, become versed, brush up on, burn midnight oil, commit to memory, crack the books, drink in, get down pat, get the hang of, get the knack of, improve mind, major in, minor in, pore over, soak up, specialize in, take course, take in, train in, wade through