what does learn mean?
LEARN as VERB
- Meaning
- acquire or gain knowledge or skills
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- She learned dancing from her sister
- I learned Sanskrit
- Children acquire language at an amazing rate
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- Meaning
- get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
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- I learned that she has two grown-up children
- I see that you have been promoted
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- Meaning
- be a student of a certain subject
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- She is reading for the bar exam
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- Meaning
- commit to memory
- learn by heart
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- Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?
Hypernyms(s) learn is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- impart skills or knowledge to
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- I taught them French
- He instructed me in building a boat
Hypernyms(s) learn is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
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- I want to see whether she speaks French
- See whether it works
- find out if he speaks Russian
- Check whether the train leaves on time
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