learnt

[lurnt]

verb

1. a simple past tense and past participle of learn.

learnt

/ lɜːnt /

verb

1. a past tense and past participle of learn

Example Sentences

Authorities only learnt about the outage the next afternoon, more than 36 hours after it began, from the industry regulator.

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"Unfortunately, from what I've learnt, the irresponsible ones often outnumber those who genuinely take the role seriously."

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We later learnt of the scale of the Hamas-led attack: 1,200 people had been killed and 251 others taken back to Gaza as hostages.

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"If they were all at the end of the two years it would be quite hard, especially for the content that we learnt in Year 13."

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Speaking on Saturday night, she said winning the glitterball would have been "amazing", but added: "What I've learnt in the last few years is happiness, health and being alive is more important than anything."

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Related Words

• determine 
• enroll 
• gain 
• get 
• grasp 
• master 
• pick up 
• read 
• receive 
• review 
• study 

When To Use

And is learnt in the dictionary?

Learnt is a word. It is the simple past tense and the past participle of the verb learn. Learnt causes some confusion because learned is also a valid form for the past tense and past participle of learn. Learned is more commonly used than learnt.

What's the past tense of learn?

The past tense of learn can be either learned or learnt, with learned being more common. For example: 

• Last night, she learned all her times tables by heart.  



• Last night, she learnt her times tables by heart.