learnt
Americanverb
verb
Usage
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.
Example Sentences
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Jhaj, who speaks some Hindi, which he learnt in a government school around their settlement, has become a keen volleyball player.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
There are important lessons to be learnt from how the science of Covid was communicated, the professor at the Paris Cite University told AFP later.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
U.S. stocks have learnt to deal with soaring oil prices —managed through spikes in Treasury yields—and weathered the impact of consumer spending downturns tied to a moribund labor market.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
She told police she had learnt how to wrap and swaddle babies on the job and had no formal training in how to put children down to sleep.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
‘The Prophecy,’ Renn said coldly, ‘could mean two different things. If you hadn’t run away, you would have learnt that.’
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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