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Main Entry:
learn [lurn]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: acquire information
Synonyms: apprentice, attain, be taught, be trained, become able, become versed, brush up on, burn midnight oil, commit to memory, con, crack the books, cram, determine, drink in, enroll, gain, get, get down pat, get the hang of, get the knack of, grasp, grind, imbibe, improve mind, lucubrate, major in, master, matriculate, memorize, minor in, peruse, pick up*, pore over, prepare, read, receive, review, soak up, specialize in, study, take course, take in, train in, wade through
Notes: learn means to acquire or gain skill, knowledge or comprehension; teach means to impart skill, knowledge or comprehension to
Antonyms: teach
Main Entry: learned
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: well-informed
Synonyms: abstruse, academic, accomplished, bookish, brainy, conversant, cultivated, cultured, deep*, educated, erudite, esoteric, experienced, expert, grave, grounded, highbrow, in the know, intellectual, judicious, lettered, literary, literate, omniscient, pansophic, pedantic, philosophic, philosophical, polymath, posted, professorial, recondite, sage, sapient, scholarly, scientific, sharp, skilled, solemn, solid, sound, studied, studious, versed, well-educated, well-grounded, well-read, well-rounded
Antonyms: ignorant, stupid, uninformed
Main Entry: able
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: able to perform well; having a proven capacity
Synonyms: accomplished, adroit, agile, artful, au fait, brilliant, capable, clever, deft, dexterous, effective, effectual, efficient, equal to, experienced, expert, facile, gifted, ingenious, intelligent, keen, know backwards and forwards, know one's onions, know the ropes, learned, masterful, masterly, powerful, practiced, prepared, proficient, qualified, responsible, savvy, sharp, skilled, skillful, smart, talented, there, trained, up to it, up to snuff, up to speed, with it
Notes: able is having the necessary power to accomplish something while capable means having the potential to accomplish something
Antonyms: delicate, feeble, inept, stupid, weak
Example Sentences
  • Here are some lessons learned from the eruption disruptions, which are particularly relevant for anyone traveling abroad.
  • Most of us learned from a previous generation of lecturers, and many students are still learning from lectures.
  • Egypt has quickly learned that turning over power is much more difficult than previously expected.
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Main Entry: absorb
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: mentally take in information
Synonyms: assimilate, comprehend, digest, follow, get, get into, grasp, incorporate, latch onto, learn, sense, soak up, take in, understand
Antonyms: misunderstand, not get
Main Entry: academic
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: relating to schooling, learning
Synonyms: book-learned, bookish, college, collegiate, erudite, intellectual, learned, pedantic, scholarly, scholastic, studious, university
Antonyms: ignorant, untaught
Main Entry: ascertain
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make sure
Synonyms: catch on, check, check out*, check up on, confirm, determine, dig*, discover, divine, double-check, establish, eye*, eyeball, find out, fix, get down cold, get down pat, get hold of, get it down, get the hang of, identify, learn, learn the ropes, look-see, make certain, make sure, peg, pick up on, pick up*, read, see, settle, size, size up, tell, verify
Main Entry: assimilate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: absorb mentally
Synonyms: comprehend, digest, grasp, incorporate, ingest, learn, osmose, sense, soak up, take in, take up, understand
Antonyms: misunderstand, reject, unlearn
Main Entry: authoritative
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: recognized as true, valid
Synonyms: accurate, attested, authentic, authenticated, circumstantiated, confirmed, definitive, dependable, documented, factual, faithful, learned, legit, proven, reliable, righteous, scholarly, sound, straight from horse's mouth, supported, trustworthy, truthful, validated, verified, veritable
Antonyms: democratic
Main Entry: conversant
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: experienced, familiar with
Synonyms: abreast, acquainted, alive, apprehensive, au courant, au fait, aware, cognizant, comprehending, conscious, cool*, down with, hep, hip*, informed, into, kept posted, knowing, knowledgeable, learned, on the beam, perceptive, percipient, plugged in, practiced, proficient, sensible, sentient, skilled, up*, up-to-date, versant, versed, well-informed, witting
Antonyms: ignorant, inexperienced, quiet, silent
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