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learn meaning

EN[lɜːn] [lɝn] [-ɜː(ɹ)n]
'to learn' UK US

    Definition of learn in English Dictionary

  • VerbSGlearnsPRlearningPT, PPlearnedPT, PPlearnt
    1. To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.
      1. To attend a course or other educational activity.
        1. To gain knowledge from a bad experience.
          1. learn from one's mistakes
        2. To be studying.
          1. To come to know; to become informed of; to find out.
            1. He just learned that he will be sacked.
          2. (now only in slang and dialects) To teach.
          3. More Examples
            1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
              • Pythagoras learned much [ …] becoming a mighty wiseacre. — Leland.
              • She taught him to do the twist, having learned it herself from an Alvin Ailey dancer at Jacob's Pillow.
              • To be a professional actor you need to learn stagecraft.
            2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
              • Learning to make a pinch pot is a great way to gain some experience with manipulating soft clay.
            3. Used in the Ending of Sentence
              • That same model can be invoked to explain how Isotta and Christine reconciled Eve's purported ignorance and weak-mindedness with their own clear intellectual resolve and considerable learning.
              • Please try not to overreact if she drives badly when she is first learning.
              • This "mimic agnosy" will be removed only through very prolonged maturation and learning.
          • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
            1. Verbs
              • Verbs by inflection type
                • Irregular verbs
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            1. en learned
            2. en learning
            3. en learnt
            4. en learner
            5. en learnedly
            Source: Wiktionary

            Meaning of learn for the defined word.

            Grammatically, this word "learn" is a verb, more specifically, a verbs by inflection type.
            Difficultness: Level 1
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            Definiteness: Level 9
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            Definite    ➨     Versatile