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verb (learns, learning, learned or learnt)
  1. To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.
  2. To attend a course or other educational activity.
    • 1719: w:Daniel Defoe, Daniel Defoe, w:Robinson Crusoe, Robinson Crusoe
    • : For, as he took delight to introduce me, I took delight to learn.
      1. To make use of a bad experience.
      2. To improve, maybe used in an order.
      Learn how to do it better!
      1. To be studying to take a driving test etc, or to do a driving test etc.
      2. To come to know; to become informed of; to find out.
      He just learned that he will be sacked.
Translations: 
  • French: apprendre
  • German: erfahren
  • Italian: apprendere
    (trans-mid)
Etymology: leornian.


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