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Meaning of 'learn' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Learn [ v. i.]
- To acquire knowledge or skill; to make progress in acquiring knowledge or skill; to receive information or instruction; as, this child learns quickly.
2 . Learn [ v. t.]
- 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.
- To communicate knowledge to; to teach.

Meaning of 'learn' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . learn [ v]
Meaning (1):
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
Example in sentence:
  • Check whether the train leaves on time;
  • find out if he speaks Russian;
  • I want to see whether she speaks French;
  • See whether it works
Meaning (2):
- gain knowledge or skills
Example in sentence:
  • Children acquire language at an amazing rate;
  • I learned Sanskrit;
  • She learned dancing from her sister
Meaning (3):
- commit to memory; learn by heart
Example in sentence:
  • Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?
Meaning (4):
- impart skills or knowledge to
Example in sentence:
  • He instructed me in building a boat;
  • I taught them French
Meaning (5):
- get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
Example in sentence:
  • I learned that she has two grown-up children;
  • I see that you have been promoted
Meaning (6):
- be a student of a certain subject
Example in sentence:
  • She is reading for the bar exam

Nearby Words:

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