learn
verb (used with object)
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience.
is learning
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present progressiveof learn (3rd person singular).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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“Taking that to the next level is learning how to make really good judgment calls.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
The challenge is learning how to translate those infrared signals into reliable estimates of composition.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
Herbert is learning a new system entering his seventh season in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
When rescue dog Chloe is not tumbling across the grass on a farm outside India's tech capital Bengaluru, she is learning to sniff human breath for cancer with a little help from AI.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
There is the grandmother who slipped in the shower and broke her hip and is learning to use a walker.
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
