learn
/lɝn/ verb A1- To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something. · It's time Dad learned (how) to change the oil in the car.· In my latest job, I've learnt to keep my mouth shut more than in the last one.
- To attend a course or other educational activity.
- To gain knowledge from a bad experience so as to improve. · learn from one's mistakes
- To study. · I learn medicine.· They learn psychology.
- To come to know; to become informed of; to find out. · He just learned that he will be sacked.
- To teach. · Give him a clip round the ear. That'll learn him!
Plural learn · He/she/it learns · Past learned · Past participle learned · -ing form learning
Verb forms
- Base form
- learn
- He/she/it
- learns
- Past
- learned
- Past participle
- learned
- -ing form
- learning
From the library
The Bowman immediately shot out an arrow and said to the Lion: “I send thee my messenger, that from him thou mayest learn what I myself shall be when I assail thee.” The wounded Lion rushed away in great fear, and when a Fox who had seen it all happen told him to be of good courage and not to back off at the first attack he replied: “You counsel me in vain; for if he sends so fearful a messenger, how shall I abide the attack of the man himself?”
Happy is the man who learns from the misfortunes of others.
You are perfect to a fraction.” He replied, “I learned it from the Ass, by witnessing his fate.”
On learning what had happened, he said to him, “Ah, you will have to remain there, my friend, until you become such as you were when you crept in, and then you will easily get out.”
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