relearn

/ (riːˈlɜːn) /

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verb -learns, -learning, -learned or -learnt (tr)

to learn (something previously known) again

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QUIZ YOURSELF ON “THEIR,” “THERE,” AND “THEY’RE”

Are you aware how often people swap around “their,” “there,” and “they’re”? Prove you have more than a fair grasp over these commonly confused words.

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Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?

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there

they're

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Words nearby relearn

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Example sentences from the Web for relearn

They also relearn simple tasks, such as how to cook, make a bed, and go to the grocery store.
Dysfunctional Congress Prepares to Claim Another Victim: Injured Veterans|Tim Mak|July 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It took me about two years to unwind the tension, so in that time, I almost had to relearn how to sing.
La Roux Discusses New Album ‘Trouble in Paradise,’ the 5-Year Gap, and Embracing Her Androgyny|Marlow Stern|July 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I had to go back and relearn a lot of what I thought I knew.
Historical Fiction: A Conversation Between Bruce Holsinger and Nancy Bilyeau|Nancy Bilyeau, Bruce Holsinger|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He had to go to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago four different times to relearn walking.
The Resilient Roger Ebert|Gail Sheehy|January 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST

She had to relearn how to do everything—from picking up objects to opening doors to feeding herself.
Hope After An Unspeakable Crime|JuJu Chang|August 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST
This reform of the Alphabet would oblige people to relearn the language, or it could not be introduced.
Dissertation on the English Language|Noah Webster, Jr.
“Pray Heaven you never have to relearn it,” said I, groaning inwardly to think how near I had been to giving her cause.
Sir Ludar|Talbot Baines Reed
If, on the contrary, it took you just as long now to relearn as it did originally to learn, the retention would be zero.
Psychology|Robert S. Woodworth
He measured the loss by the number of seconds required to relearn the list after it had been once learned.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885|Various
No one is too old, no one is too fixed in the bad habit to relearn the old trick.
Outwitting Our Nerves|Josephine A. Jackson and Helen M. Salisbury

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verb -learns, -learning, -learned or -learnt (tr)

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QUIZ YOURSELF ON “THEIR,” “THERE,” AND “THEY’RE”

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MEANINGS

WORD GAMES

LEARN

WRITING

WORD OF THE DAY

relearn

verb -learns, -learning, -learned or -learnt (tr)

QUIZZES

QUIZ YOURSELF ON “THEIR,” “THERE,” AND “THEY’RE”

Words nearby relearn

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