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learn

[lurn] / lɜrn /




Usage

What are other ways to say learn? 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. The verb 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is another word for learn?
To learn is to acquire knowledge of something through study and/or experience. The process of acquiring knowledge is called learning. To learn a subject or topic is to gain understanding of it—to grasp it. To learn a skill is to become proficient in it (and perhaps eventually to master it). In many cases, learning is the result of teaching. But learning isn’t always formal, like that done in school. We often learn things by teaching ourselves. Learning often involves working to understand something, but sometimes it happens almost automatically. The informal term pick up is sometimes used in the context of acquiring knowledge or skills in this way, such as through immersion, as in I picked up Italian when I spent two semesters in Rome. Another sense of learn (used in phrases like learn of and learn about) means to become or be made aware of something. This often involves hearing about or being informed about something, but sometimes it is more active. Synonyms for the more active sense include ascertain, detect, and discover.
What is another word for eager to learn?
Someone who is eager to learn often has a thirst for knowledge. Such a person is often inherently curious. Students who are eager to learn are often studious. A more general term is enthusiastic.
What is another word for a quick learner?
A quick or fast learner could be described as a quick study. You could describe such a person as having a quick mind or a ready grasp of something or, more informally, as having a mind like a sponge. Such a person could also be described as perceptive.
Is it learnt or learned?
Learned and learnt are both past tense forms of learn, but learned is far more common, especially in everyday speech.

Example Sentences

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He tracked Chávez down to learn more about his efforts.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

It includes lessons that employees like Julia Gao, a 23-year-old software engineer, have had to learn quickly as their roles have radically changed in a matter of months.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

"I started making short videos for learner drivers to actually learn something outside of driving lessons and to learn things which they need to know for the driving test," he said.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Rice is a dietary staple for more than half of the world's population, but scientists still have much to learn about its nutritional makeup.

From Science Daily Sep. 17, 2026

It is always possible to learn from dogs and in fact the longer I’m with them the more I understand how little I know.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

“But he’s young and he’s still learning the program and playbook. Once he learns, we’ll get him in the game a little bit more.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

She added that she enjoys traveling with a group of strangers because she usually learns something new.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

In F1, one quickly learns to never say never, but the chances of the Dutch Grand Prix returning to the calendar seem remote for the foreseeable future.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

Deep Cogito applies several techniques, including large-scale reinforcement learning, in which a model learns through a combination of penalties and rewards.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

On the Congo’s one long manene Ada learns to walk, amen.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

In a recent case, a patient of mine learned through his portal that his previously cured cancer had returned and metastasized.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

He has also learned leatherwork and other crafts and has taken dozens of e-courses ranging from Wine 101 to Suicide Prevention and Protecting Yourself While Responding to Earthquakes.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

Sheeran’s tour will proceed as planned, The Times has learned.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

BBC News has learned that the number of cots in the units earmarked for intensive care has not yet increased as planned.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

The building, we learned from one of our platform mates, had been designed to hold four hundred.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Martin Greensmith, 37, only learnt Steven Shevels, 61, was his biological father shortly before their encounter behind The Queen's Head in Willington, County Durham, on 24 December, Teesside Crown Court heard.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

During her courses, she learnt about tinting, waxing, facials and massage, which was taught as a separate module.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

She found it so effective that she learnt about other breathing techniques and incorporates them into her work as a life coach.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

The family initially thought Daniel died from a heart attack - but over the inquest, they learnt that was wrong.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

It smelt of reindeer and red deer and beaver, and fresh blood -and something else: a new smell that he hadn’t yet learnt.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

The changes were accompanied by higher D-serine levels in the hippocampus, a brain region essential for learning and memory.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2026

Brittan died before learning that the police had dropped their investigation and that he had no case to answer.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

With no one left to protect her, she’s learning to look after herself and those she cares about.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

When I started working, I started learning what an incredible place it is.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

“Third option: How much are you really learning at school anyway?”

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows




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