learn

learn
verb
1 gain knowledge/skill
ADVERB
a lot

I learned a lot from my father.

quickly, soon

Children learn very quickly.

They soon learn that crying is a good way of getting attention.

ever, never

Some people never learn, do they?

VERB + LEARN
need to
be eager to, want to

He was eager to learn all she could teach him.

have a lot to

You still have a lot to learn.

PREPOSITION
about

The children learn about art by painting.

from

She learned from watching others.

through

Children learn through play.

2 become aware
VERB + LEARN
be astonished to, be astounded to, be intrigued to, be surprised to

I was surprised to learn that he was only 23.

be dismayed to, be saddened to
PREPOSITION
of

We first learned of the problem from her school.

Learn is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ballet, ↑alphabet, ↑basics, ↑cookery, ↑craft, ↑custom, ↑detail, ↑discipline, ↑essentials, ↑fact, ↑fate, ↑fundamentals, ↑game, ↑grammar, ↑identity, ↑importance, ↑instrument, ↑intricacy, ↑judo, ↑karate, ↑language, ↑lesson, ↑line, ↑manner, ↑move, ↑news, ↑part, ↑profession, ↑routine, ↑rule, ↑secret, ↑self-control, ↑self-defence, ↑shorthand, ↑skill, ↑step, ↑technique, ↑tolerance, ↑trade, ↑trick, ↑truth, ↑vocabulary, ↑worth

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  • learn — W1S1 [lə:n US lə:rn] v past tense and past participle learned or learnt [lə:nt US lə:rnt] especially BrE ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(subject/skill)¦ 2¦(find out)¦ 3¦(remember)¦ 4¦(change your behaviour)¦ 5 somebody has learned their lesson 6 learn (something) the …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • learn — [ lɜrn ] (past tense and past participle learned [ lɜrnt ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to gain knowledge or experience of something, for example by being taught: a bright girl who is already learning the alphabet research into how… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Learn — (l[ e]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Learned} (l[ e]rnd), or {Learnt} (l[ e]rnt); 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[=ae]ran …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • learn — learn; learn·able; learn·er; learn·ing; re·learn; un·learn; …   English syllables

  • learn — [lʉrn] vt. learned or Chiefly Brit. learnt, learning [ME lernen, to learn, teach < OE leornian (akin to Ger lernen) < WGmc * liznōn (akin to Goth laisjan, to teach) < IE base * leis , track, furrow > L lira, furrow] 1. to get… …   English World dictionary

  • Learn — Learn, v. i. To acquire knowledge or skill; to make progress in acquiring knowledge or skill; to receive information or instruction; as, this child learns quickly. [1913 Webster] Take my yoke upon you and learn of me. Matt. xi. 29. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • learn — lərn vb, learned lərnd, lərnt also learnt lərnt; learn·ing vt to acquire (a change in behavior) by learning vi to acquire a behavioral tendency by learning learn·er n …   Medical dictionary

  • learn´ed|ly — learn|ed «LUR nihd», adjective. showing or requiring knowledge; scholarly; erudite: »a learned professor, learned pursuits. SYNONYM(S): educated. –learn´ed|ly, adverb. –learn´ed|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • learn|ed — «LUR nihd», adjective. showing or requiring knowledge; scholarly; erudite: »a learned professor, learned pursuits. SYNONYM(S): educated. –learn´ed|ly, adverb. –learn´ed|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • learn — (v.) O.E. leornian to get knowledge, be cultivated, study, read, think about, from P.Gmc. *liznojan (Cf. O.Fris. lernia, M.Du. leeren, Du. leren, O.H.G. lernen, Ger. lernen to learn, Goth. lais I know ), with a base sense of to follow or find the …   Etymology dictionary

  • learn — verb. 1. The past form and past participle are in BrE either learned (pronounced lernd or lernt) or learnt (pronounced lernt); learned is more usual as the past form and, in AmE, as both past form and past participle. Examples: • So, what was… …   Modern English usage

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