What does learn mean?
Definitions for learn
lɜrn; lɜrndlearn
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word learn.
Princeton's WordNet
learn, larn, acquireverb
gain knowledge or skills
"She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"
learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, seeverb
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"
memorize, memorise, con, learnverb
commit to memory; learn by heart
"Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?"
learn, study, read, takeverb
be a student of a certain subject
"She is reading for the bar exam"
teach, learn, instructverb
impart skills or knowledge to
"I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"
determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learnverb
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"
Webster Dictionary
Learnverb
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
Etymology: [OE. lernen, leornen, AS. leornian; akin to OS. linn, for lirnn, OHG. lirnn, lernn, G. lernen, fr. the root of AS. lran to teach, OS. lrian, OHG. lran, G. lehren, Goth. laisjan, also Goth lais I know, leis acquainted (in comp.); all prob. from a root meaning, to go, go over, and hence, to learn; cf. AS. leoran to go. Cf. Last a mold of the foot, lore.]
Learnverb
to communicate knowledge to; to teach
Etymology: [OE. lernen, leornen, AS. leornian; akin to OS. linn, for lirnn, OHG. lirnn, lernn, G. lernen, fr. the root of AS. lran to teach, OS. lrian, OHG. lran, G. lehren, Goth. laisjan, also Goth lais I know, leis acquainted (in comp.); all prob. from a root meaning, to go, go over, and hence, to learn; cf. AS. leoran to go. Cf. Last a mold of the foot, lore.]
Learnverb
to acquire knowledge or skill; to make progress in acquiring knowledge or skill; to receive information or instruction; as, this child learns quickly
Etymology: [OE. lernen, leornen, AS. leornian; akin to OS. linn, for lirnn, OHG. lirnn, lernn, G. lernen, fr. the root of AS. lran to teach, OS. lrian, OHG. lran, G. lehren, Goth. laisjan, also Goth lais I know, leis acquainted (in comp.); all prob. from a root meaning, to go, go over, and hence, to learn; cf. AS. leoran to go. Cf. Last a mold of the foot, lore.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Learn
lėrn, v.t. to acquire knowledge of, to get to know: to gain power of performing: (prov.) to teach.—v.i. to gain knowledge: to improve by example.—adjs. Learn′able, that may be learned; Learn′ed, having learning: versed in literature, &c.: skilful.—adv. Learn′edly.—ns. Learn′edness; Learn′er, one who learns: one who is yet in the rudiments of any subject; Learn′ing, what is learned: knowledge: scholarship: skill in languages or science.—New learning, the awakening to classical learning in England in the 16th century, led by Colet, Erasmus, Warham, More, &c. [A.S. leornian; Ger. lernen; cf. A.S. lǽran (Ger. lehren), to teach.]
The Roycroft Dictionary
learn
To add to one's ignorance by extending the knowledge we have of the things that we can never know.
Editors Contribution
learn
Intuitive knowledge and understanding.
We learn every day from other people as we are amazing human beings.
Submitted by MaryC on February 15, 2020
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'learn' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1330
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'learn' in Written Corpus Frequency: #927
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'learn' in Verbs Frequency: #118
Anagrams for learn »
Laren
Renal
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of learn in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of learn in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of learn in a Sentence
RVM:
Don't expect people to always understand you. Instead, learn to understand them. Then Accept, Forgive & Love unconditionally. This is a sure way to be Happy.
We still have more to learn about Omicron, but the most important thing we can do right now is to use the tools we have available to make it as hard as possible for this virus to spread, in addition to vaccination and boosters, we can slow the spread of this variant and all COVID-19 variants by using the tried-and-true prevention methods of wearing masks, staying home when sick, and getting tested when appropriate.
When you've been around that many administrations, you learn to adapt. You see a lot of different things. Nothing like this.
When I first learned about (The Bail Project), I needed to learn more about what their mission was, I didn't know what they were doing. But then when I found this out, honestly, I was shocked.
While it is clear from the video that De'Andre Johnson was not the initial aggressor, his family wants to take the lead in helping him learn and grow from this experience.
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Translations for learn
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- leerAfrikaans
- መማርAmharic
- تعلم, درسArabic
- вучыццаBelarusian
- уча сеBulgarian
- སྦྱོང་བ, སློབ བསླབས བསླབ སློབསTibetan Standard
- aprendre, estudiarCatalan, Valencian
- zjistit, dovědět se, učit se, zlepšovat se, studovat, dozvědět se, poučit se, zdokonalovat seCzech
- lære, studere, erfareDanish
- studieren, lernen, erfahrenGerman
- μαθαίνωGreek
- lerniEsperanto
- aprender, enterarse, estudiarSpanish
- omandama, arenema, õppimaEstonian
- ikasiBasque
- یاد گرفتن, آموختنPersian
- oppia, opiskella, tietää, opetella, saadaFinnish
- vuliFijian
- læraFaroese
- apprendre, faire des études, étudierFrench
- leare, studearreWestern Frisian
- foghlaimIrish
- ionnsaich, faigh a-machScottish Gaelic
- למדHebrew
- सीखनाHindi
- tanulHungarian
- սովորել, ուսանելArmenian
- apprenderInterlingua
- belajarIndonesian
- lernarIdo
- læra, nemaIcelandic
- imparare, apprendere, studiareItalian
- 勉強, 習う, 学ぶJapanese
- სწავლა, შესწავლაGeorgian
- រៀនKhmer
- ಕಲಿKannada
- 배우다Korean
- فێربوون, فێر بوون, سهعی کردن, خوێندنKurdish
- scisco, cognosco, disco, studeo, resciscoLatin
- ຮຽນLao
- išmoktiLithuanian
- mācītiesLatvian
- akoMāori
- कळणे, शिकणेMarathi
- belajarMalay
- သင်ကြားBurmese
- सिक्नुNepali
- ervaren, vernemen, leren, op de hoogte gesteld worden, studeren, te weten komenDutch
- læreNorwegian
- íhoołʼaahNavajo, Navaho
- uczyć sięPolish
- estudar, aprender, [[descobrir]] [[que]], [[ficar]] [[sabendo]]Portuguese
- yachayQuechua
- învăța, studiu, aflaRomanian
- учиться, учить, изучать, узнатьRussian
- ඉගෙනගන්නවාSinhala, Sinhalese
- učiť sa, dozvedieť saSlovak
- učiti seSlovene
- lära, redaSwedish
- நேர்படு-தல், நேர்Tamil
- నేర్చుకొను, తెలుసుకొనుTelugu
- ศึกษา, เรียนThai
- öğrenmekTurkish
- учитисяUkrainian
- سیکھنا, سیکھتے ہیںUrdu
- 學, học tập, 學習, họcVietnamese
- lärnönVolapük
- aprindeWalloon
- 學習Chinese
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