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Audio Help [lurn] Pronunciation Key verb, learned

Audio Help [lurnd] Pronunciation Key or learnt, learn·ing.

–verb (used with object)

1.	to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience: to learn French; to learn to ski.

2.	to become informed of or acquainted with; ascertain: to learn the truth.

3.	to memorize: He learned the poem so he could recite it at the dinner.

4.	to gain (a habit, mannerism, etc.) by experience, exposure to example, or the like; acquire: She learned patience from her father.

5.	(of a device or machine, esp. a computer) to perform an analogue of human learning with artificial intelligence.

6.	Nonstandard. to instruct in; teach.

–verb (used without object)

7.	to acquire knowledge or skill: to learn rapidly.

8.	to become informed (usually fol. by of): to learn of an accident.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME lernen, OE leornian to learn, read, ponder (c. G lernen); akin to lesan to glean (c. G lesen to read). See lear

]

—Related forms

learn·a·ble, adjective

—Synonyms 1. Learn, ascertain, detect, discover imply adding to one's store of facts. To learn is to add to one's knowledge or information: to learn a language. To ascertain is to verify facts by inquiry or analysis: to ascertain the truth about an event. To detect implies becoming aware of something that had been obscure, secret, or concealed: to detect a flaw in reasoning. To discover is used with objective clauses as a synonym of learn in order to suggest that the new information acquired is surprising to the learner: I discovered that she had been married before.

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learn Audio Help   (lûrn) Pronunciation Key
v.   learned also learnt (lûrnt), learn·ing, learns

v.   tr.

To gain knowledge, comprehension, or mastery of through experience or study.
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.
To become informed of; find out. See Synonyms at discover.
Nonstandard To cause to acquire knowledge; teach.
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; see leis-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

learn'a·ble adj., learn'er n.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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O.E. leornian "to get knowledge, be cultivated," from P.Gmc. *liznojan (cf. O.Fris. lernia, O.H.G. lernen, Ger. lernen "to learn," Goth. lais "I know), with a base sense of "to follow or find the track," from PIE *leis- "track." Related to Ger. Gleis "track," and to O.E. læst "sole of the foot" (see last (n.)). The transitive sense (He learned me how to read), now vulgar, was acceptable from c.1200 until early 19c., from O.E. læran "to teach" (cf. M.E. lere, Ger. lehren "to teach;" see lore), and is preserved in the adj. learned "having knowledge gained by study" (c.1340).

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

American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - Cite This Source - Share This

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In addition to the idioms beginning with learn, also see by heart, learn; little knowledge (learning) is a dangerous thing; live and learn.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
learn1 [ləːn] verb — past tense, past participles learned, ~learnt

to get to know
Example: It was then that I learned that she was dead.

Arabic:	يَعْلَم، يَعْرِف
Chinese (Simplified):	获悉
Chinese (Traditional):	獲悉
Czech:	dovědět se
Danish:	finde ud af; erfare
Dutch:	vernemen
Estonian:	teada saama
Finnish:	saada tietää
French:	apprendre
German:	erfahren
Greek:	μαθαίνω, πληροφορούμαι
Hungarian:	értesül
Icelandic:	komast að
Indonesian:	mengetahui
Italian:	apprendere, venire a sapere*

Japanese:	知る
Korean:	알다, 알고 있다
Latvian:	uzzināt
Lithuanian:	sužinoti
Norwegian:	få vite, høre, erfare
Polish:	dowiedzieć się
Portuguese (Brazil):	ficar sabendo
Portuguese (Portugal):	aprender
Romanian:	a învăţa
Russian:	узнавать
Slovak:	dozvedieť sa
Slovenian:	zvedeti
Spanish:	enterarse, saber
Swedish:	få erfara, bli varse
Turkish:	öğrenmek

learn2 [ləːn] verb

to gain knowledge or skill (in)
Example: A child is always learning; to learn French; She is learning (how) to swim.

Arabic:	يَتَعَلَّم
Chinese (Simplified):	学习
Chinese (Traditional):	學習
Czech:	učit se
Danish:	lære
Dutch:	leren
Estonian:	õppima
Finnish:	oppia, opetella
French:	apprendre
German:	lernen
Greek:	μαθαίνω, αποκτώ γνώσεις σε κτ.
Hungarian:	(meg)tanul
Icelandic:	læra
Indonesian:	belajar
Italian:	apprendere, imparare

Japanese:	習い覚える
Korean:	배우다, 터득하다
Latvian:	mācīties
Lithuanian:	mokytis
Norwegian:	lære
Polish:	uczyć się
Portuguese (Brazil):	aprender
Portuguese (Portugal):	aprender
Romanian:	a învăţa
Russian:	учить(ся)
Slovak:	učiť sa
Slovenian:	učiti se
Spanish:	aprender
Swedish:	lära sig
Turkish:	öğrenmek

See also: learned, learner, learning, learner-friendly, "learn" in any language

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry: learn
Pronunciation: 'l&rn
Function: verb
Inflected Form: learned /'l&rnd, 'l&rnt/ also learnt /'l&rnt/; learn·ing
transitive senses
: to acquire (a change in behavior) by learning learn intransitive senses
: to acquire a behavior tendency by learning —learn·er noun

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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Last\, n. [AS. l[=a]sttrace, track, footstep; akin to D. leest a last, G. leisten, Sw. l["a]st, Dan. l[ae]st, Icel. leistr the foot below the ankle, Goth. laists track, way; from a root signifying, to go. Cf. Last, v. i., Learn, Delirium.] A wooden block shaped like the human foot, on which boots and shoes are formed.

The cobbler is not to go beyond his last. --L'Estrange.

Darning last, a smooth, hard body, often egg-shaped, put into a stocking to preserve its shape in darning.

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Learn\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Learned, or Learnt (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Learning.] [OE. lernen, leornen, AS. leornian; akin to OS. lin[=o]n, for lirn[=o]n, OHG. lirn[=e]n, lern[=e]n, G. lernen, fr. the root of AS. l?ran to teach, OS. l[=e]rian, OHG. l[=e]ran, 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.

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