learn
verb (used with object)
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience.
have learned
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present perfectof learn.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Dozens of college football recruiters traveling in their rental cars to powerhouse St. John Bosco have learned there’s a new must-stop place on the way to Bellflower.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
As he puts it, natural selection blindly explores a vast “design space”—the trillions of trait combinations a species might have—turning up workable solutions that human designers have learned to borrow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
“The relative calm in the S&P 500 suggests that investors have learned that geopolitical crises have usually been good buying opportunities,” he told clients in a note on Thursday.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
If we have learned one thing from 10 years of Gianni Infantino as Fifa president, it is that more is better.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
He moves on to the technology of brain scans, what he and his team have learned just from my experience and the implications for future patients facing similar problems.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
