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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024learn•ing /ˈlɜrnɪŋ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- knowledge obtained by careful study in any field of scholarly work.
- the act or process of acquiring knowledge or skill.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024learn•ing (lûr′ning),USA pronunciation n. - knowledge acquired by systematic study in any field of scholarly application.
- the act or process of acquiring knowledge or skill.
- Animal Behavior[Psychol.]the modification of behavior through practice, training, or experience.
- Middle English lerning, Old English leornung. See learn, -ing1 bef. 900
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Learning, erudition, lore, scholarship refer to knowledge existing or acquired. Learning is the most general term. It may refer to knowledge obtained by systematic study or by trial and error:a man of learning; learning in the real world.Erudition suggests a thorough, formal, and profound sort of knowledge obtained by extensive research; it is esp. applied to knowledge in fields other than those of mathematics and physical sciences:a man of vast erudition in languages.Lore is accumulated knowledge in a particular field, esp. of a curious, anecdotal, or traditional nature; the word is now somewhat literary:nature lore; local lore.Scholarship is the formalized learning that is taught in schools, esp. as actively employed by a person trying to master some field of knowledge or extend its bounds:high standards of scholarship in history.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: learning /ˈlɜːnɪŋ/ n - knowledge gained by study; instruction or scholarship
- the act of gaining knowledge
learn /lɜrn/USA pronunciation v., learned /lɜrnd/USA pronunciation or learnt/lɜrnt/USA pronunciation learn•ing. v. - to gain or acquire knowledge of or skill in (something) by study, instruction, or experience: [~ + object]to learn a new language.[~ + (how) to + verb]Where did you learn (how) to throw a ball like that?[no object]She learns quickly.
- to become informed of or acquainted with;
find out: [~ + object]to learn the truth.[~ + (that) clause]I learned that he was a sailor only last week.[~ + about/of + object]When did you learn about his past? - to memorize:[~ + object]He learned the poem in ten minutes.
- to gain by experience, exposure to example, or the like:[~ + object]She learned patience from her father.
- Slang Terms[Nonstandard.]to teach:[~ + object + object]learned him a lesson he won't forget.
learn•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024learn (lûrn),USA pronunciation v., learned (lûrnd)USA pronunciation or learnt, learn•ing. v.t. - to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:to learn French; to learn to ski.
- to become informed of or acquainted with;
ascertain:to learn the truth. - to memorize:He learned the poem so he could recite it at the dinner.
- to gain (a habit, mannerism, etc.) by experience, exposure to example, or the like;
acquire:She learned patience from her father. - Computing(of a device or machine, esp. a computer) to perform an analogue of human learning with artificial intelligence.
- Slang Terms[Nonstandard.]to instruct in;
teach.
v.i. - to acquire knowledge or skill:to learn rapidly.
- to become informed (usually fol. by of ):to learn of an accident.
- bef. 900; Middle English lernen, Old English leornian to learn, read, ponder (cognate with German lernen); akin to lesan to glean (cognate with German lesen to read). See lear
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Learn, ascertain, detect, discover imply adding to one's store of facts. To learn is to add to one's knowledge or information:to learn a language.To ascertain is to verify facts by inquiry or analysis:to ascertain the truth about an event.To detect implies becoming aware of something that had been obscure, secret, or concealed:to detect a flaw in reasoning.To discover is used with objective clauses as a synonym of learn in order to suggest that the new information acquired is surprising to the learner:I discovered that she had been married before.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: learn /lɜːn/ vb (learns, learning, learned /lɜːnd/, learnt)- (when tr, may take a clause as object) to gain knowledge of (something) or acquire skill in (some art or practice)
- (transitive) to commit to memory
- (transitive) to gain by experience, example, etc
- (intr; often followed by of or about) to become informed; know
- not standard to teach
Etymology: Old English leornian; related to Old High German lirnenˈlearnable adj |