learn

[ lurn ]

/ lɜrn /

verb (used with object), learned [lurnd] /lɜrnd/ or learnt, learn·ing.

to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience: to learn French; to learn to ski.

to become informed of or acquainted with; ascertain: to learn the truth.

to memorize: He learned the poem so he could recite it at the dinner.

to gain (a habit, mannerism, etc.) by experience, exposure to example, or the like; acquire: She learned patience from her father.

(of a device or machine, especially a computer) to perform an analogue of human learning with artificial intelligence.

Nonstandard. to instruct in; teach.

verb (used without object), learned [lurnd] /lɜrnd/ or learnt, learn·ing.

to acquire knowledge or skill: to learn rapidly.

to become informed (usually followed by of): to learn of an accident.

Words nearby learn

leapfrog test, leapt, lear, lear board, lear complex, learn, learn by heart, learn one's lesson, learn to live with, learned, learned borrowing

Origin of learn

before 900; Middle English lernen, Old English leornian to learn, read, ponder (cognate with German lernen); akin to lesan to glean (cognate with German lesen to read). See lear

OTHER WORDS FROM learn

learn·a·ble, adjectivemis·learn, verb, mis·learned or mis·learnt, mis·learn·ing.out·learn, verb (used with object), out·learned or out·learnt, out·learn·ing.re·learn, verb, re·learned or re·learnt, re·learn·ing.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH learn

learn teach

synonym study for learn

1. Learn, ascertain, detect, discover imply adding to one's store of facts. To learn is to add to one's knowledge or information: to learn a language. To ascertain is to verify facts by inquiry or analysis: to ascertain the truth about an event. To detect implies becoming aware of something that had been obscure, secret, or concealed: to detect a flaw in reasoning. To discover is used with objective clauses as a synonym of learn in order to suggest that the new information acquired is surprising to the learner: I discovered that she had been married before.

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Examples from the Web for relearn

They also relearn simple tasks, such as how to cook, make a bed, and go to the grocery store.
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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
One lesson he had learned, which he never needed to relearn.
William Lloyd Garrison|Archibald H. Grimke
I must relearn a soldier's drill in the manual and in everything.
Who Goes There?|Blackwood Ketcham Benson
One human lifetime is too infinitesimally small to relearn procedures that have taken aeons to develop.
The Great Gray Plague|Raymond F. Jones
“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
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

British Dictionary definitions for relearn (1 of 2)

relearn

/ (riːˈlɜːn) /

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

to learn (something previously known) again

British Dictionary definitions for relearn (2 of 2)

learn

/ (lɜːn) /

verb learns, learning, learned (lɜːnd) or learnt

(when tr, may take a clause as object) to gain knowledge of (something) or acquire skill in (some art or practice)

(tr) to commit to memory

(tr) to gain by experience, example, etc

(intr; often foll by of or about) to become informed; know

not standard to teach

Derived forms of learn

learnable, adjective

Word Origin for learn

Old English leornian; related to Old High German lirnen

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Idioms and Phrases with relearn

learn

In addition to the idioms beginning with learn

learn by heart
learn one's lesson
learn to live with

also see:

by heart, learn
little knowledge (learning) is a dangerous thing
live and learn

learn

verb (used with object), learned [lurnd] /lɜrnd/ or learnt, learn·ing.

verb (used without object), learned [lurnd] /lɜrnd/ or learnt, learn·ing.

Words related to learn

Words nearby learn

Origin of learn

OTHER WORDS FROM learn

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH learn

synonym study for learn

Examples from the Web for relearn

British Dictionary definitions for relearn (1 of 2)

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

British Dictionary definitions for relearn (2 of 2)

verb learns, learning, learned (lɜːnd) or learnt

Derived forms of learn

Word Origin for learn

Idioms and Phrases with relearn