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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.

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Well, that is a conundrum that Mrs. Waters, in the interest of avoiding confrontation with her life’s cognitive dissonance, should probably learn to live with.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

Therefore, we need to learn how to manage fires that creates their own wind -- this is something relatively new.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

"It's something you don't get over - you learn to live with it."

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

The former majority owner of TikTok has quietly continued to court filmmakers, independent artists and executives who are eager to learn more about the AI video generation model called Seedance.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

I was already helping keep the books, and as for the rest—the ins and outs of hunting quality pieces, merchandising, and display—I’d learn all that from Ba and Mr. Lew.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

“There are consequences within our family and we will make sure our son learns from this accident.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

In New York’s Catskills, the cradle of American dry fly fishing, a total beginner learns the sport—and its history.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

At the hospital, Jack learns that the man behind the wheel was Governor George McRyan, a presidential hopeful polling extremely well in the primaries, who left a campaign event with Sally as his escort.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

In an interview with the Financial Times, the Turing Award winner lamented that, although "he learns fast," Wang has "no experience with research" and was on "a dead end" quest.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

“If she learns her lesson, will she undo all her gifts?”

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

Once I learned what a roux was, I wanted every meal to have one.

From Salon Jul. 28, 2026

And what might Chelsea have learned from recent seasons.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

He loves challenges and says he learned that charisma and charm are valuable assets to get in the door to prove one’s talents.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Every buyer everywhere learned that the most capable artificial intelligence on the market has a shutdown switch.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

My father, who had never learned to write, asked me to put down everything, word for word, as Peter Avakoff talked.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

On Friday evening, Berlin state finance minister Stefan Evers was appointed to replace him as the CDU's lead candidate, AFP learnt from internal party sources.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

He also learnt a new skill for the movie: "I did a lot of swordfighting, which I loved".

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

I ask the Devil Wears Prada star, who recently announced she was pregnant, external, what she learnt about motherhood from the film.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

The room, which doubles as a kitchen and bedroom, was decorated with flowers drawn by Habiba's 11-year-old daughter, Nahida, who was practising English that she had learnt at the village school.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

Whatever I had learnt, had so slipped away from me in the sordid cares of my life from day to night, that now, when I was examined about what I knew, I knew nothing.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

McCreary sees new endeavors as a learning experience.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Its AI tool has been learning behaviour patterns from cameras in public facilities such as shopping centres and stations.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

"There was a modest effect of time-restricted eating to improve spatial planning and problem-solving and on reducing errors related to memory and learning," said Shapses.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

The methods I use have evolved since, from machine learning to deep learning to what we have today.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

All that I am learning is that I cannot trust myself when I feel certain of anything.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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