VERB | cognition | learn, larn, acquire | gain knowledge or skills |
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cognition | learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see | get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally | |
cognition | learn, memorize, memorise, con | commit to memory | |
cognition | learn, study, read, take | be a student of a certain subject | |
communication | learn, teach, instruct | impart skills or knowledge to | |
communication | learn, determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch | find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort |
Sounds | ler'n | |
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Rhymes | adjourn ... yearn: 61 rhymes with ern... |
Meaning | gain knowledge or skills. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | |
Model | They learn to move | |
Examples |
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Synonyms | larn, acquire | |
Caused by | teach, learn, instruct | Impart skills or knowledge to |
Entailed by | master, get the hang | Be or become completely proficient or skilled in |
Narrower | absorb, assimilate, ingest, take in | take up mentally |
catch up | Learn belatedly | |
relearn | Learn something again, as after having forgotten or neglected it | |
study, hit the books | Learn by reading books | |
Spanish | adquirir, aprender, instruirse | |
Catalan | adquirir, aprendre, instruir-se | |
Nouns | learner | someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs |
learner | works for an expert to learn a trade / trade |
Meaning | Get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
Model | They learn that there was a traffic accident | |
Example | "I learned that she has two grown-up children" | |
Synonyms | hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see | |
Narrower | ascertain | Learn or discover with certainty |
discover, find | make a discovery | |
get the goods | Discover some bad or hidden / hidden information about | |
trip up, catch | detect a blunder or misstep | |
wise up | get wise to | |
Similar to | witness, find, see | perceive or be contemporaneous with |
Spanish | aprender, averiguar, descubrir, enterarse, enterar, oír, ver | |
Catalan | aprendre, assabentar-se, assabentar, descobrir, veure |
Meaning | commit to memory; learn by heart. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonyms | memorize, memorise, con | |
Narrower | understudy, alternate | Be an understudy or alternate for a role |
Broader | study, hit the books | Learn by reading books |
Spanish | aprender de memoria, aprender, memorizarse, memorizar | |
Catalan | memoritzar |
Meaning | Be a student of a certain subject. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonyms | study, read, take | |
Narrower | audit | attend academic courses without getting credit |
drill, exercise, practice, practise | Learn by repetition | |
train, prepare | Undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession | |
Spanish | aprender, estudiar, examinar | |
Catalan | aprendre, estudiar, examinar |
Meaning | Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE | |
Model | They learn whether there was a traffic accident | |
Synonyms | determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch | |
Narrower | test | Determine the presence or properties of (a substance) |
Similar to | determine, find, find out, ascertain | Establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment / experiment, survey, or study |
see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure | Be careful or certain to do something | |
Spanish | aprender, averiguar, decidir, determinar, establecer, mirar, ver | |
Catalan | aprendre, decidir, determinar, esbrinar, mirar, trobar, veure |
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