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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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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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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remember[transitive] to get to know something so well that you can easily remember it [= memorize]
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change your behaviour[intransitive and transitive] to gradually understand a situation and start behaving in the way that you should
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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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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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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