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learn

/lɝn/verb1 syllable

Learn means: find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort.

Synonyms for learn29

verb, as in find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort

determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, insure, see to it, ensure, control, assure, find

verb, as in get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally

hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see, witness, find

verb, as in commit to memory; learn by heart

memorize, memorise, con

verb, as in be a student of a certain subject

study, read, take

verb, as in gain knowledge or skills

larn, acquire

verb, as in impart skills or knowledge to

teach, instruct

What does learn mean?6

verb

1

find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort“I want to see whether she speaks French”

2

get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally“I learned that she has two grown-up children”

3

commit to memory; learn by heart“Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?”

4

be a student of a certain subject“She is reading for the bar exam”

5

gain knowledge or skills“She learned dancing from her sister”

6

impart skills or knowledge to“I taught them French”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with learn?12

one syllable

turnburnearnsternfernurnkernchurnyearn

two syllables

returnconcerndiscern
Show 40 near rhymes
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Learn in a sentence

  • First of all, learn the formula by heart.orcrist
  • If he doesn't want to learn, we can't make him.CK
  • The more you learn, the more you want to.Zifre
  • In order to use a computer, you must learn to type.CM
  • The more we learn, the more we realize how little we know.Zifre
  • If you are to know a nation, you must learn its history.CM
  • Forever we will change, forever we will learn.unknown
  • The more we learn, the better we realize our ignorance.Zifre

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of learn

as a verb

past tense
learned
past participle
learned
present participle
learning
third-person singular
learns