learn
verb (used with object)
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience.
are learning
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present progressiveof learn.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Rosales is aware that the world has its eyes on L.A. and that people everywhere are learning the cultural vernacular improvised by Cali’s brown folks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Investors, he said, are learning to “play the ball, not the referee.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
“The beauty of that is that a student almost has a one-on-one tutor,” McMahon said, explaining that AI programs can adjust instruction based on how quickly individual students are learning.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
"I do think, or hope, that people are learning not to dismiss this very profound and long-lasting relationship so easily."
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
"It's opening doors on behavior. I mean, literature is good. But the literature of the future is going to be based on genetics, not on environment. Believe me, the stuff we are learning is heavy."
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
