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Definition of 'learn'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) learn
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
to learn a new language.

2.  learn
to become informed of or acquainted with; ascertain:
to learn the truth.

3.  learn
to memorize:
He learned the poem in ten minutes.

4.  learn
to gain (a habit, mannerism, etc.) by experience, exposure to example, or the like; acquire:
She learned patience from her father.

5.  learn
(of a device or machine, esp. a computer) to perform an analogue of human learning using artificial intelligence.

6.  learn
Nonstandard. to instruct in; teach.

7. (v.i.) learn
to acquire knowledge or skill:
to learn rapidly.

8.  learn
to become informed (often fol. by of or about):
to learn of an accident.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME lernen, OE leornian to learn, read, ponder, c. OS

Definition of 'learn'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) learn, larn, acquire
gain knowledge or skills
"She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"

2. (verb) learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see
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"

3. (verb) memorize, memorise, con, learn
commit to memory; learn by heart
"Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?"

4. (verb) learn, study, read, take
be a student of a certain subject
"She is reading for the bar exam"

5. (verb) teach, learn, instruct
impart skills or knowledge to
"I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"

6. (verb) determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, 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"

Definition of 'learn'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) learn
to gain knowledge or experience
She's learning (how) to speak Italian.; She's learning Italian.; I can learn if you teach me.; He's learned a lot about relationships this year.; teenagers learning to be independent

2. learn
to gain knowledge about an event, person etc.; = hear, find out
We first learned about the city's problems from a neighbor.; The Senator has learned that the hostages have been released.

3. learn
learn a lesson
to learn from sth you did wrong
I think he learned his lesson - he won't do it again.

Definition of 'learn'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) learn
to gain knowledge or information of; to ascertain by inquiry, study, or investigation; to receive instruction concerning; to fix in the mind; to acquire understanding of, or skill; as, to learn the way; to learn a lesson; to learn dancing; to learn to skate; to learn the violin; to learn the truth about something

2. (verb) learn
to communicate knowledge to; to teach

3. (verb) learn
to acquire knowledge or skill; to make progress in acquiring knowledge or skill; to receive information or instruction; as, this child learns quickly

Definitions of 'learn'

The Roycroft Dictionary

learn
To add to one's ignorance by extending the knowledge we have of the things that we can never know.

Translation of 'learn'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to get to know It was then that I learned that she was dead.
Afrikaans: verneem	Arabic: يَعْلَم، يَعْرِف	Bulgarian: научавам
Brazilian: aprender	Czech: dovědět se	German: erfahren
Danish: finde ud af; erfare	Greek: μαθαίνω, πληροφορούμαι	Spanish: enterarse, saber
Estonian: teada saama	Farsi: آموختن	Finnish: saada tietoonsa
French: apprendre	Hebrew: לִלמוֹד	Hindi: विद्या अर्जन करना
Croatian: naučiti	Hungarian: értesül	Indonesian: mengetahui
Icelandic: komast að	Italian: apprendere, venire a sape	Japanese: 知る
Korean: …을 알다	Lithuanian: sužinoti	Latvian: uzzināt
Malay: dapat tahu	Dutch: vernemen	Norwegian: få vite, høre, erfare
Polish: dowiedzieć się	Persian: آموختن	Pashto: زده كول
Portuguese: aprender	Romanian: aînvăţa	Russian: узнавать
Slovak: dozvedieť sa	Slovenian: zvedeti	Serbian: saznati
Swedish: få erfara, bli varse	Thai: เรียน	Turkish: öğrenmek
Taiwanese: 獲悉	Ukrainian: вчитися, вчити (що)	Urdu: واقف ہونا
Vietnamese: biết được	Chinese: 获悉
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