learn


Definition: Meaning of, learn in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ləːn /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
learn learned, learnt learned, learnt
Present Participle Third Person Singular
learning learns
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  1. subject/skill [intransitive and transitive] to gain knowledge of a subject or skill, by experience, by studying it, or by being taught [↪  teach]
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  2. find out [intransitive and transitive] formal to find out information or news by hearing it from someone else or reading it [=  discover]
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  3. remember [transitive] to get to know something so well that you can easily remember it [=  memorize]
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  4. change your behaviour [intransitive and transitive] to gradually understand a situation and start behaving in the way that you should
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  5. somebody has learned their lesson used to say that someone will not do something wrong or stupid again, because they suffered as a result
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  6. learn (something) the hard way to understand a situation or develop a skill by learning from your mistakes and bad experiences
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  7. that'll learn somebody! spoken used when something bad has just happened to someone as a result of their actions, especially when they ignored a warning
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