The meaning of Learn

lɜːn

Irregular verb

1 form	Learn
2 form	Learnt/learned
3 form	Learnt/learned

Learn – definition

verb
Gain or acquire knowledge of or skill in (something) by study, experience, or being taught.
Usage examples:
They'd started learning french
Synonims:
Acquire a knowledge of Gain an understanding of Acquire skill in Become competent in Become proficient in Grasp Master Take in Absorb Assimilate Pick up Digest Familiarize oneself with Become
verb
Teach (someone).
Usage examples:
‘that'll learn you,’ he chuckled

Gain knowledge or skills

verb
To get knowledge or understanding of facts or ideas or of how to do things
Usage examples:
[ t ] we’re learning algebra., [ i ] he’s not much of a cook, but he’s learning., [ i ] parents lea…

verb
To get new knowledge or skill in a subject or activity
Usage examples:
They learn russian at school., "can you drive?" "i'm learning.", learn about i've learned a lot abo…

verb
To make yourself remember a piece of writing by reading it or repeating it many times
Usage examples:
I don't know how actors manage to learn all those lines., learn something by heart we were told to …

verb
To start to understand that you must change the way you behave
Usage examples:
She'll have to learn that she can't have everything she wants., learn to she soon learned not to co…

verb
To be told facts or information that you did not know
Usage examples:
Learn of we were all shocked to learn of his death., [ + (that) ] i later learned (that) the messag…

Learn translation into English

Learn: translate from English into Chinese

学, 学习, 学会, 得知, 记住, 知悉, 读, 读书, 悉, 树立, 探悉

Learn: translate from English into Dutch

Leren, Vernemen, Aanleren, Horen, Erachter komen, Onderwijzen

Learn: translate from English into French

Apprendre, Étudier, Apprendre par cœur, Bosser, Bûcher

Learn: translate from English into German

Lernen, Erfahren, Erlernen, Hören, Vernehmen, Sich etw aneignen

Learn: translate from English into Hindi

सीखना, जानना, रटना, अनुभव प्रप्त करना, बुद्धि प्रप्त करना, विद्या प्रप्त करना, शिक्षा-प्राप्त करना, पढ़ना, सिखाना

Learn: translate from English into Italian

Imparare, Apprendere, Sapere, Studiare, Istruirsi, Venire a sapere

Learn: translate from English into Korean

배우다, 알다, 듣다, 익히다, 가르치다

Learn: translate from English into Russian

Учиться, Научиться, Учить, Узнавать, Знакомиться, Разучивать, Выучивать, Выучиваться, Подучивать, Подучиваться

Learn: translate from English into Spanish

Aprender, Saber, Conocer, Averiguar, Descubrir, Enterarse de, Enseñar, Enseñarse, Hacer un descubrimiento, Dar enseñanza

Word origin

Old English leornian ‘learn’ (in Middle English also ‘teach’), of West Germanic origin; related to German lernen, also to lore1.

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Learn – similar words

learned

adjective
(of a person) having acquired much knowledge through study.
Usage examples:
A learned, generous, and notoriously absent-minded man

verb
Gain or acquire knowledge of or skill in (something) by study, experience, or being taught.
Usage examples:
They'd started learning french

adjective
Having or showing much knowledge
Usage examples:
A learned scholar

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absorb

verb
Take in or soak up (energy or a liquid or other substance) by chemical or physical action.
Usage examples:
Buildings can be designed to absorb and retain heat

verb
To take in a liquid, gas, or chemical
Usage examples:
The black clay soil around here doesn’t absorb water very well., fig. the country has absorbed mill…

verb
If an organization absorbs the cost of something, it pays that cost
Usage examples:
The law school has absorbed most of the expenses so far, but it may have to offer fewer places next…

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assimilate

verb
Take in and understand fully (information or ideas).
Usage examples:
Marie tried to assimilate the week's events

verb
To take in and make a part of your basic knowledge something learned from others, so that you can use it as your own
Usage examples:
[ t ] we hoped the students would assimilate the information contained in the lecture., [ t ] once …

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become

verb
Begin to be.
Usage examples:
She became angry and sulked all day

verb
To start to be
Usage examples:
He became a us citizen in 1955., the days are becoming shorter., it’s becoming obvious that dorothy…

All meanings and translations of Become

digest

verb
Break down (food) in the alimentary canal into substances that can be absorbed and used by the body.
Usage examples:
In terms of the western view of digestion, food is digested in the stomach and passed on to the sma…

noun
A compilation or summary of material or information.
Usage examples:
A digest of their findings

verb
(of the body of a living creature) to chemically change food into smaller forms that the body can absorb and use
Usage examples:
[ t ] some people have difficulty digesting milk., he could digest an enormous amount of informatio…

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grasp

verb
Seize and hold firmly.
Usage examples:
She grasped the bottle

noun
A firm hold or grip.
Usage examples:
The child slipped from her grasp

verb
Hold firmly

All meanings and translations of Grasp

master

noun
A man who has people working for him, especially servants or slaves.
Usage examples:
He acceded to his master's wishes

verb
Used as a title prefixed to the name of a boy not old enough to be called ‘mr’.
Usage examples:
Master james wishart

noun
A ship or boat with a specified number of masts.
Usage examples:
A three-master

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pick up

collocation
Take and lift upward

phrasal verb
Take hold of and lift or move someone or something.
Usage examples:
I reached out and picked up a magazine

phrasal verb
Go somewhere to collect someone, typically in one's car.
Usage examples:
Will you pick the children up from school?

All meanings and translations of Pick up

take in

phrasal verb
Provide with shelter

verb
To move something or someone from one place to another
Usage examples:
Please, take me with you!, it may rain, so take your umbrella., the suitcases were taken to madrid …

verb
To subtract one number or amount from another
Usage examples:
Take sth from sth you'll need to take $2,000 from the $8,000 to allow for tax., take sth/sb off (st…

All meanings and translations of Take in

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