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–verb

a pt. and pp. of learn.

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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

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—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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learnt Audio Help (lûrnt) Pronunciation Key
v. A past tense and a past participle of learn.

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