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learn

verb

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MEANING & USAGE

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01verb

gain knowledge or skills

“She learned dancing from her sister”

“I learned Sanskrit”

02verb

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”

03verb

commit to memory; learn by heart

“Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?”

04verb

be a student of a certain subject

“She is reading for the bar exam”

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05verb

impart skills or knowledge to

“I taught them French”

“He instructed me in building a boat”

06verb

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”

Meanings and examples from Open English WordNet 2025. About our sources ↗