learn
/lɜːn/
#267 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
To get new knowledge or a new skill by studying, trying, or being taught.
Word origin
From Old English leornian, meaning to get knowledge or to study.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- leornian
Grammar
Verb typeregular (learn, learns, learned)
Examples
English.
"Learn" means to get to know English.
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"Learns" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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"Learned" is the past form of "learn".
When you learn, new knowledge or a skill becomes part of what you know. You can learn a language, learn to drive, or learn a person's name. It often comes from studying or being taught.
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