learn
verb (used with object)
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience.
had learnt
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past perfectof learn.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In the wake of the announcement, Magyar said on Facebook that he had learnt of the alleged raid from Fidesz.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Cookson told police she had learnt how to wrap and swaddle babies on the job but had no formal training in how to put children down to sleep.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
She told police she had learnt how to wrap and swaddle babies on the job, and had had no formal training in how to put children down to sleep.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
He shared the news he had learnt a few hours before.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
Names scattered in a gossip column, authors, artists, actors and their kind, even the mediocre ones, as long as she had learnt of them in print.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
