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Dictionary: learn   (lûrn) pronunciation
 

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.
    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.
  3. To become informed of; find out. See synonyms at discover.
  4. Nonstandard. To cause to acquire knowledge; teach.
  5. 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.

 
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v

Definition: acquire information
Antonyms: teach

v

Definition: discover, find out
Antonyms: miss, overlook


 
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pronunciation

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

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

 
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Common misspelling(s) of learn

  • leanr
  • leran

 
Translations: Learn
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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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