learn, larn, acquire
(verb) gain knowledge or skills; āShe learned dancing from her sisterā; āI learned Sanskritā; āChildren acquire language at an amazing rateā
learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see
(verb) get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; āI learned that she has two grown-up childrenā; āI see that you have been promotedā
learn, study, read, take
(verb) be a student of a certain subject; āShe is reading for the bar examā
memorize, memorise, con, learn
(verb) commit to memory; learn by heart; āHave you memorized your lines for the play yet?ā
teach, learn, instruct
(verb) impart skills or knowledge to; āI taught them Frenchā; āHe instructed me in building a boatā
determine, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn
(verb) find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; āI want to see whether she speaks Frenchā; āSee whether it worksā; āfind out if he speaks Russianā; āCheck whether the train leaves on timeā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
learn (third-person singular simple present learns, present participle learning, simple past and past participle (chiefly UK) learnt or learned)
To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.
To attend a course or other educational activity.
To gain knowledge from a bad experience so as to improve.
To study or to be studying.
To come to know; to become informed of; to find out.
• See other, dated and regional, sense of learn below.
• study
• forget
• teach
learn (third-person singular simple present learns, present participle learning, simple past and past participle learnt or learned)
(now only in non-standard speech and dialects) To teach.
Now often considered non-standard.
• Laren, Larne, laner, neral, renal
Learn (plural Learns)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Learn is the 17072nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1663 individuals. Learn is most common among White (95.97%) individuals.
• Laren, Larne, laner, neral, renal
Source: Wiktionary
Learn, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Learned, or Learnt (p. pr. & vb. n. Learning.] Etym: [OE. lernen, leornen, AS. leornian; akin to OS. linon, for lirnon, OHG. lirnen, lernen, G. lernen, fr. the root of AS. l to teach, OS. lerian, OHG.leran, 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.]
1. 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. "Learn to do well." Is. i. 17. Now learn a parable of the fig tree. Matt. xxiv. 32.
2. To communicate knowledge to; to teach. [Obs.] Hast thou not learned me how To make perfumes Shak.
Note: Learn formerly had also the sense of teach, in accordance with the analogy of the French and other languages, and hence we find it with this sense in Shakespeare, Spenser, and other old writers. This usage has now passed away. To learn is to receive instruction, and to teach is to give instruction. He who is taught learns, not he who teaches.
Learn, v. i.
Definition: To acquire knowledge or skill; to make progress in acquiring knowledge or skill; to receive information or instruction; as, this child learns quickly. Take my yoke upon you and learn of me. Matt. xi. 29. To learn by heart. See By heart, under Heart.
– To learn by rote, to memorize by repetition without exercise of the understanding.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.