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learn    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]

—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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Thesaurus Entries
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  learn
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To gain knowledge or mastery of by study.
Synonyms:  get, master
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  discover
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To obtain knowledge or awareness of something not known before, as through observation or study.
Synonyms:  ascertain, determine, find, hear
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  memorize
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To commit to memory.
Synonyms:  con
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.


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