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learn
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- pronunciation:
- luhrn
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word History, Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
learns, learning, learned, learnt |
| definition 1: |
to gain knowledge of through study, experience, or research.
I learned French grammar in school but never learned how to speak the language.He learned basic carpentry by watching his father.She learned how to skate just by experimenting and practicing.Where did you learn to play the guitar like that?Today we learned why the United States entered World War I.- similar words:
- acquire, comprehend, get, grasp, master, pick up, realize, study, take
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| definition 2: |
to become informed of.
Did you learn the truth of the matter?We finally learned how the accident happened.- synonyms:
- find out, hear
- similar words:
- acquire, ascertain, determine, discover, obtain, receive, unearth
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| definition 3: |
to commit to memory; memorize.
- synonyms:
- con, memorize
- similar words:
- get, study
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| related words: |
glean, imbibe, see, understand, understudy |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to gain knowledge or skill.
- similar words:
- study
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| definition 2: |
to become informed.
He learned from his friend about the fight.- synonyms:
- find out, hear
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| related words: |
train |
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| derivations: |
learnable (adj.), learner (n.) |
Learn is from an early German word that means "to follow along a track."
Word Builder: learn +
- learning:
things that are learned.
- learner:
a person who learns.
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similar to learn |
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acquire, discover, understand |
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some actions associated with learning |
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ascertain, cram, determine, digest, discover, examine, experience, experiment, feel, find out, grasp, hear, imitate, imprint, investigate, master, memorize, observe, pick up, practice, read, see, study, understand |
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some actions that cause learning |
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demonstrate, discipline, drill, educate, inform, instruct, lecture, reinforce, repeat, teach |
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some aspects of learning |
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comprehension, memory, perception |
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some broader categories that include learning |
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knowledge, mind |
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some descriptions of someone learning |
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apt, bright, curious, inquisitive, intelligent, quick, slow, smart, stupid |
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some people associated with learning |
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apprentice, expert, explorer, master, mentor, novice, professor, pupil, sage, scholar, student, teacher |
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some places associated with learning |
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college, laboratory, library, school, study, university |
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some things conventionally associated with learning |
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aptitude, association, awareness, by heart, curiosity, experience, interest, memory, observation, practice, study |
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some things that are learned |
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fact, information, job, language, lesson, method, moral, skill, subject, technique, theory, tradition, trick |
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without learning |
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automatic, inborn, instinctive |
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