learn
IPA: ɫˈɝn
noun
- The act of learning something
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
verb
- 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.
- To come to know; to become informed of; to find out.
- (now only in non-standard speech and dialects) To teach.
- 1993, The Simpsons, (18 Feb. 1993) Lisa's thoughts:
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Examples of "learn" in Sentences
- They evinced the learnings.
- I learned about the tetragon at school.
- She learned how to write poetics in school.
- After leaving school he learned the machinist trade.
- It is gratifying to see someone learn from the course.
- He attended the common schools, and learned the trade of tanner.
- I pursued my study in depth and learned the give and take of disputation.
- He attended public and private schools and learned the trade of machinist.
- Balzac had difficulty adapting to the rote style of learning at the school.
- He learned to write in a handsome script and studied technical draftsmanship.
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