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learning - 7 dictionary results

learn⋅ing

[lur-ning]
–noun
1. knowledge acquired by systematic study in any field of scholarly application.
2. the act or process of acquiring knowledge or skill.
3. Psychology. the modification of behavior through practice, training, or experience.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME lerning, OE leornung. See learn, -ing 1


1. Learning, erudition, lore, scholarship refer to knowledge existing or acquired. Learning is the most general term. It may refer to knowledge obtained by systematic study or by trial and error: a man of learning; learning in the real world. Erudition suggests a thorough, formal, and profound sort of knowledge obtained by extensive research; it is esp. applied to knowledge in fields other than those of mathematics and physical sciences: a man of vast erudition in languages. Lore is accumulated knowledge in a particular field, esp. of a curious, anecdotal, or traditional nature; the word is now somewhat literary: nature lore; local lore. Scholarship is the formalized learning that is taught in schools, esp. as actively employed by a person trying to master some field of knowledge or extend its bounds: high standards of scholarship in history.

learn

[lurn] verb, learned [lurnd] 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


learn⋅a⋅ble, adjective


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.
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.
    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; see leis-1 in Indo-European roots.]
learn'a·ble adj., learn'er n.
learn·ing   (lûr'nĭng)   
n.  
  1. The act, process, or experience of gaining knowledge or skill.
  2. Knowledge or skill gained through schooling or study. See Synonyms at knowledge.
  3. Psychology Behavioral modification especially through experience or conditioning.

Learning

Learn"ing\, n. [AS. leornung.]

1. The acquisition of knowledge or skill; as, the learning of languages; the learning of telegraphy.

2. The knowledge or skill received by instruction or study; acquired knowledge or ideas in any branch of science or literature; erudition; literature; science; as, he is a man of great learning.

Book learning. See under Book.

Syn: Literature; erudition; lore; scholarship; science; letters. See Literature.
Language Translation for : learning
Spanish: conocimientos,
German: die Gelehrsamkeit,
Japanese: 学問

Main Entry: learn·ing
Function: noun
: the process of acquiring a modification in a behavioral tendency by experience (as exposure to conditioning) in contrast tomodifications occurring because of development or a temporary physiological condition (as fatigue) of the organism; also : the modified behavioral tendency itself

learning learn·ing (lûr'nĭng)
n.

  1. The act, process, or experience of gaining knowledge or skill.
  2. Knowledge or skill gained through schooling or study.
  3. Behavioral modification especially through experience or conditioning.

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