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learn verb (learnt or learned, learning) 1 tr & intr to be or become informed or to hear of something. 2 tr & intr to gain knowledge of or skill in something through study, teaching, instruction or experience. 3 to get to know by heart; to memorize. 4 non-standard to teach. learn how to do something to gradually become skilful at it. learn the hard way to become experienced in something only after having suffered some kind of setback or trouble. learn the ropes colloq to understand gradually how to do something.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon leornian.
learn about or of something to hear about or of it. learn by or from something to gain experience through it. |
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