learn

verb

ˈlərn

learned ˈlərnd How to pronounce learn (audio)

ˈlərnt

; learning

transitive verb

a(1)

: to gain knowledge or understanding of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience

learn a trade

learned to play chess

(2)

: memorize

learn the lines of a play

: to come to be able

learn to dance

: to come to realize

learned that honesty paid

nonstandard : teach

obsolete : to inform of something

: to come to know : hear

we just learned that he was ill

intransitive verb

: to acquire knowledge or skill or a behavioral tendency

were shocked to learn of her death

learnable

ˈlər-nə-bəl How to pronounce learn (audio)

adjective

learner noun

Example Sentences

People learn throughout their lives. I can't swim yet, but I'm learning. She's interested in learning French. We had to learn the rules of the game. I'm trying to learn my lines for the play. We had to learn the names of the state capitals. She learned through a letter that her father had died. I later learned that they had never called. We finally learned the truth about what had happened. See More

Recent Examples on the Web Now, scientists working for the city have obtained enough usable DNA from two individuals to potentially learn their identities.

WIRED, 8 Sep. 2022 Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on September 8th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.

Mike Rose, cleveland, 8 Sep. 2022 As for the losers, parents and taxpayers in New Jersey and New York will probably not be surprised to learn that their states finished 49th and 50th, respectively.

James Freeman, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 The Colts will be the next to learn how important of a championship ingredient the kicker is.

Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Sep. 2022 Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love ...

Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 There’s a lot to love about college: sudden independence, late nights with new people who turn into lifelong friends, and endless opportunities to learn and grow.

Kirsten Nunez, SELF, 8 Sep. 2022 Under the new timetable, those hosts who plan to rent their entire home out for short-term stays more than 20 days out of the year will learn by Dec. 16 whether they were chosen to get a license.

Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 In the house, the Hehns now plan to create a community space downstairs where people will be welcomed for meetings, to share food and stories, and learn about a family that tried to point the South toward justice after the Civil War.

Michael Warren, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Sep. 2022 See More

Kids Definition

learn

verb

ˈlərn

learned

ˈlərnd

also learnt

ˈlərnt

; learning

: to get knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience

I'm learning a foreign language.

: memorize

Actors have to learn their lines.

: to become able through practice

Babies learn to walk.

: to come to realize and understand

You must learn right from wrong.

: to find out

I finally learned what had happened.

: to gain knowledge

The children were eager to learn.

learns

verb

present tense third-person singular of learn

as in masters

to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in after months of trying, he finally learned the dance steps

Synonyms & Similar Words

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masters
gets
understands
knows
discovers
sees
hears
comprehends
apprehends
grasps
picks up
assimilates
ascertains
determines
imbibes
absorbs
detects
examines
memorizes
discerns
digests
gets the hang of
unearths
studies
finds out
descries
runs down
digs up
scares up
drinks (in)
tumbles (to)
hits (on or upon)
tracks (down)
searches (for)
majors (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

forgets
unlearns
ignores
misses
neglects
misunderstands
disregards
overlooks

as in realizes

to come to an awareness of the directors have since learned that they should examine the company's financial reports a little more closely

Synonyms & Similar Words

realizes
discovers
hears
sees
finds
ascertains
finds out
detects
encounters
gets on (to)
perceives
gets wind of
espies
catches on (to)
discerns
wises (up)
descries
figures out
calculates
spots
observes
divines
notes
tumbles (to)
hits (on or upon)
puzzles (out)
dopes (out)
minds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

misses
ignores
disregards
overlooks
forgets
hides
conceals
covers
unlearns
masks
curtains
blankets
screens
shrouds
blots out
enshrouds
cloaks
occults
veils

as in finds

to come upon after searching, study, or effort the police were astonished when they learned the identity of the students who had vandalized the school

Synonyms & Similar Words

finds
discovers
locates
gets
determines
ascertains
detects
finds out
runs down
descries
rummages
digs out
digs up
turns up
scares up
noses out
seeks
espies
sights
hunts (down or up)
hits (on or upon)
spots
tracks (down)
scouts (up)
dredges (up)
ferrets (out)
routs (out)
roots (out)
looks for
searches (for or out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

misses
loses
overlooks
passes over
misplaces
mislays
missets

as in memorizes

to commit to memory he learned the words to the song while performing karaoke

Synonyms & Similar Words

memorizes
studies
knows
remembers
understands
retains
grasps
recalls
cons
accepts
recollects
relives
comprehends
gets
apprehends
absorbs
digests
minds
thinks (of)
reminisces (about)
harks back (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

forgets
unlearns
ignores
neglects
disregards
overlooks
misremembers
slurs (over)
slights
disremembers
passes over
overpasses

单词	learns
释义	learn verb ˈlərn learned ˈlərnd ˈlərnt ; learning transitive verb 1 a(1) : to gain knowledge or understanding of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience learn a trade learned to play chess (2) : memorize learn the lines of a play b : to come to be able learn to dance c : to come to realize learned that honesty paid 2 a nonstandard : teach b obsolete : to inform of something 3 : to come to know : hear we just learned that he was ill intransitive verb : to acquire knowledge or skill or a behavioral tendency were shocked to learn of her death learnable ˈlər-nə-bəl adjective learner noun Synonyms get master pick up See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences People learn throughout their lives. I can't swim yet, but I'm learning. She's interested in learning French. We had to learn the rules of the game. I'm trying to learn my lines for the play. We had to learn the names of the state capitals. She learned through a letter that her father had died. I later learned that they had never called. We finally learned the truth about what had happened. See More Recent Examples on the Web Now, scientists working for the city have obtained enough usable DNA from two individuals to potentially learn their identities. WIRED, 8 Sep. 2022 Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on September 8th and learn an interesting fact about each of them. Mike Rose, cleveland, 8 Sep. 2022 As for the losers, parents and taxpayers in New Jersey and New York will probably not be surprised to learn that their states finished 49th and 50th, respectively. James Freeman, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 The Colts will be the next to learn how important of a championship ingredient the kicker is. Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Sep. 2022 Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love ... Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 There’s a lot to love about college: sudden independence, late nights with new people who turn into lifelong friends, and endless opportunities to learn and grow. Kirsten Nunez, SELF, 8 Sep. 2022 Under the new timetable, those hosts who plan to rent their entire home out for short-term stays more than 20 days out of the year will learn by Dec. 16 whether they were chosen to get a license. Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 In the house, the Hehns now plan to create a community space downstairs where people will be welcomed for meetings, to share food and stories, and learn about a family that tried to point the South toward justice after the Civil War. Michael Warren, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Sep. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English lernen, from Old English leornian; akin to Old High German lernēn to learn, Old English last footprint, Latin lira furrow, track First Known Use before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a(1) Phrases Containing learn learn (something) at one's mother's knee live and learn learn to live with something you live and (you) learn learn the ropes learn (something) at one's mother's knee live and learn learn to live with something you live and (you) learn learn the ropes Kids Definition learn verb ˈlərn learned ˈlərnd also learnt ˈlərnt ; learning 1 : to get knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience I'm learning a foreign language. 2 : memorize Actors have to learn their lines. 3 : to become able through practice Babies learn to walk. 4 : to come to realize and understand You must learn right from wrong. 5 : to find out I finally learned what had happened. 6 : to gain knowledge The children were eager to learn. Medical Definition learn verb ˈlərn learned ˈlərnd ˈlərnt also learnt ˈlərnt ; learning transitive verb : to acquire (a change in behavior) by learning intransitive verb : to acquire a behavioral tendency by learning learns verb present tense third-person singular of learn 1 as in masters to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in after months of trying, he finally learned the dance steps Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance masters gets understands knows discovers sees hears comprehends apprehends grasps picks up assimilates ascertains determines imbibes absorbs detects examines memorizes discerns digests gets the hang of unearths studies finds out descries runs down digs up scares up drinks (in) tumbles (to) hits (on or upon) tracks (down) searches (for) majors (in) Antonyms & Near Antonyms forgets unlearns ignores misses neglects misunderstands disregards overlooks See More 2 as in realizes to come to an awareness of the directors have since learned that they should examine the company's financial reports a little more closely Synonyms & Similar Words realizes discovers hears sees finds ascertains finds out detects encounters gets on (to) perceives gets wind of espies catches on (to) discerns wises (up) descries figures out calculates spots observes divines notes tumbles (to) hits (on or upon) puzzles (out) dopes (out) minds Antonyms & Near Antonyms misses ignores disregards overlooks forgets hides conceals covers unlearns masks curtains blankets screens shrouds blots out enshrouds cloaks occults veils See More 3 as in finds to come upon after searching, study, or effort the police were astonished when they learned the identity of the students who had vandalized the school Synonyms & Similar Words finds discovers locates gets determines ascertains detects finds out runs down descries rummages digs out digs up turns up scares up noses out seeks espies sights hunts (down or up) hits (on or upon) spots tracks (down) scouts (up) dredges (up) ferrets (out) routs (out) roots (out) looks for searches (for or out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms misses loses overlooks passes over misplaces mislays missets See More 4 as in memorizes to commit to memory he learned the words to the song while performing karaoke Synonyms & Similar Words memorizes studies knows remembers understands retains grasps recalls cons accepts recollects relives comprehends gets apprehends absorbs digests minds thinks (of) reminisces (about) harks back (to) Antonyms & Near Antonyms forgets unlearns ignores neglects disregards overlooks misremembers slurs (over) slights disremembers passes over overpasses See More
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