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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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learnt    Audio Help   [lurnt] Pronunciation Key
–verb
a pt. and pp. of learn.
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