learn

(lûrn)

v., learned, also learnt (lûrnt), learn·ing, learns.

v.tr.

1. To gain knowledge, comprehension, or mastery of through experience or study.
2. To fix in the mind or memory; memorize: learned the speech in a few hours.
3. 1. To acquire experience of or an ability or a skill in: learn tolerance; learned how to whistle.
   2. To become aware: learned that it was best not to argue.
4. To become informed of; find out. See synonyms at discover.
5. Nonstandard. To cause to acquire knowledge; teach.
6. Obsolete. To give information to.

v.intr.
To gain knowledge, information, comprehension, or skill: learns quickly; learned about computers; learned of the job through friends.

[Middle English lernen, from Old English leornian.]

learnable learn'a·ble adj.
learner learn'er n.

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verb

1. To gain knowledge or mastery of by study: get, master. Informal pick up. See teach/learn.
2. To commit to memory: con, memorize. See remember/forget.
3. To obtain knowledge or awareness of something not known before, as through observation or study: ascertain, determine, discover, find (out), hear. See teach/learn.

Idioms beginning with learn:
learn by heart
learn to live with

See also by heart, learn; little knowledge (learning) is a dangerous thing; live and learn.

v

Definition: acquire information
Antonyms: teach

v

Definition: discover, find out
Antonyms: miss, overlook

IN BRIEF: To get some knowledge or skill, as by studying or being taught. Also: To find out about something.

Failure is success if we learn from it. — Malcolm Forbes (1919-1990)

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Common misspelling(s) of learn

• leanr
• leran

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - høre, få at vide, erfare
v. intr. - lære, få at vide, erfare, høre, få meddelelse om

idioms:

• learn one's lesson    tage ved lære, lære af erfaring
• learn the ropes    lære fiduserne, lære tricksene
• learning curve    indlæringskurve, lærekurve
• learning disability    indlæringsvanskeligheder

Nederlands (Dutch)
leren, zich aanleren, oefenen, uit het hoofd leren, vernemen, horen

Français (French)
v. tr. - apprendre
v. intr. - apprendre, apprendre que

idioms:

• learn one's lesson    (École) apprendre sa leçon
• learn the ropes    apprendre/connaître les ficelles
• learning curve    facultés d'assimilation rapide, (réapprendre) à partir de zéro
• learning disability    difficultés scolaires, difficultés à l'étude

Deutsch (German)
v. - lernen, erlernen, erfahren, hören, erkennen, merken

idioms:

• learn one's lesson    seine Lektion lernen
• learn the ropes    sich auskennen
• learning curve    Lernkurve
• learning disability    Lernbehinderung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μαθαίνω, διδάσκομαι, πληροφορούμαι, συνηθίζω, προσαρμόζομαι σε

idioms:

• learn one's lesson    βάζω μυαλό
• learn the ropes    μαθαίνω τα κόλπα
• learning curve    καμπύλη εκμάθησης
• learning disability    μαθησιακή ανικανότητα

Italiano (Italian)
imparare, apprendere

idioms:

• learn one's lesson    imparare la lezione
• learning curve    progresso dell'apprendimento
• learning disability    difficoltà di apprendimento

Português (Portuguese)
v. - aprender

idioms:

• learn one's lesson    aprender a lição
• learning curve    curva (f) de aprendizagem
• learning disability    dificuldade (f) de aprendizagem

Русский (Russian)
учить, узнавать

idioms:

• learn one's lesson    получить хороший урок
• learning curve    кривая успеваемости, графическое изображение успехов в учебе
• learning disability    необучаемость

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - aprender, instruirse, enterarse de, saber
v. intr. - aprender, instruirse, enterarse de, saber

idioms:

• learn one's lesson    aprenderse la lección, escarmentar
• learn the ropes    ponerse al tanto, conocer todos los trucos
• learning curve    curva de aprendizaje
• learning disability    discapacidad de aprendizaje, impedimentos de aprendizaje

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - lära sig, läsa på, lära in, studera, få veta, höra, erfara, skaffa kunskaper, lära ut

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
学习, 认识到, 学会, 记住, 学, 得知, 获悉

idioms:

• learn one's lesson    得到教训
• learn the ropes    掌握要领, 掌握窍门
• learning curve    学习曲线
• learning disability    学习障碍, 智能障碍, 学习无能

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 學習, 認識到, 學會, 記住
v. intr. - 學, 學習, 得知, 獲悉

idioms:

• learn one's lesson    得到教訓
• learn the ropes    掌握要領, 掌握竅門
• learning curve    學習曲線
• learning disability    學習障礙, 智能障礙, 學習無能

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 배우다 , 익히다, 암기하다, 알다
v. intr. - 배우다 , 터득하다, 들어서 알다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 知識を身に付ける, 覚える, 憶える, 知る, 聞く, 学ぶ, できるようになる

idioms:

• learn one's lesson    経験で教えられる
• learn the hard way    苦労する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) تعلم, يدرس, , يحفظ عن ظهر قلب, يعلم, يكتشف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮לימד לקח, מצא ש-‬
v. intr. - ‮למד, ידע, נודע, מצא ש-, נוכח ש-‬

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