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learn
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- pronunciation:
- luhrn
- features:
- Word History, Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
learns, learning, learned, learnt |
| definition 1: |
When you learn something, you get to know about it. You learn something by studying, or by listening to other people, or by doing things.
Julia is learning how to play the violin. She takes lessons and practices every day.David learned Spanish from his grandmother. She is from Colombia.- similar words:
- acquire, comprehend, get, grasp, master, pick up, realize, study, take
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| definition 2: |
When you learn, you begin to know or understand things you didn't know or understand before. When you learn about something, you get information about it that goes into your brain.
A teacher's job is to help students learn.I learned about earthquakes today at school.- similar words:
- study
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| definition 3: |
"Learn" sometimes means "find out" or "discover." If you learned that one of your friends is moving away, it means that you found out that your friend is moving away.
Olivia wanted to learn how the story ended, so she finished the book before her classmates.Yesterday, Paul learned that his cousin was getting married. He was really surprised.- synonyms:
- find out, hear
- similar words:
- acquire, determine, discover, obtain, receive
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| definition 4: |
When you learn something like a poem, a song, or a joke, you make it stay in your memory.
Marissa learned the song and played it on the piano without looking at her music sheet.Alan learned a whole story and recited it to his class.- synonyms:
- memorize
- similar words:
- get, study
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| related words: |
see, train |
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| derivations: |
learnable (adj.), learner (n.) |
Learn is from an early German word that means "to follow along a track."
Word Builder: learn +
- learning:
things that are learned.
- learner:
a person who learns.
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similar to learn |
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discover, understand |
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some actions associated with learning |
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determine, discover, examine, experience, experiment, feel, find out, grasp, hear, imitate, investigate, master, memorize, observe, pick up, practice, read, see, study, understand |
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some actions that cause learning |
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demonstrate, discipline, drill, educate, inform, instruct, repeat, teach |
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some aspects of learning |
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comprehension, memory |
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some broader categories that include learning |
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mind |
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some descriptions of someone learning |
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bright, curious, intelligent, quick, slow, stupid |
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some people associated with learning |
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expert, explorer, master, professor, pupil, student, teacher |
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some places associated with learning |
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college, laboratory, library, school, study, university |
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some things conventionally associated with learning |
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aptitude, association, awareness, curiosity, experience, interest, memory, observation, practice, study |
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some things that are learned |
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fact, information, job, language, lesson, method, moral, skill, subject, technique, theory, tradition, trick |
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