English > learn: 6 senses > verb 1, cognition| Meaning | gain knowledge or skills. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE |
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| Model | They learn to move |
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| Examples | - "She learned dancing from her sister"
- "I learned Sanskrit"
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| Synonyms | larn, acquire |
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| Caused by | teach, learn, instruct | Impart skills or knowledge to |
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| Entailed by | master, get the hang | Be or become completely proficient or skilled in |
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| Narrower | absorb, assimilate, ingest, take in | take up mentally |
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| 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 |
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| Catalan | adquirir, aprendre, instruir-se |
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| Nouns | learner | someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs |
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| learner | works for an expert to learn a trade / trade |
English > learn: 6 senses > verb 2, cognition| Meaning | Get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
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| Model | They learn that there was a traffic accident |
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| Example | "I learned that she has two grown-up children" |
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| Synonyms | hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see |
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| Narrower | ascertain | Learn or discover with certainty |
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| 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 |
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| Spanish | aprender, averiguar, descubrir, enterarse, enterar, oír, ver |
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| Catalan | aprendre, assabentar-se, assabentar, descobrir, veure |
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English > learn: 6 senses > verb 5, communication| Meaning | Impart skills or knowledge to. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
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| Synonyms | teach, instruct |
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| Cause to | learn, larn, acquire | gain knowledge or skills |
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| Narrower | catechize, catechise | Give religious instructions to |
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| coach, train | teach and supervise (someone) |
| condition | Establish a conditioned response |
| drill | teach by repetition |
| enlighten, edify | make understand |
| ground | instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject |
| indoctrinate | teach doctrines to |
| induct | introduce or initiate |
| lecture, talk | deliver a lecture / lecture or talk |
| mentor | Serve as a teacher or trusted counselor |
| reinforce, reward | strengthen and support with rewards |
| spoonfeed | teach without challenging the students |
| train, develop, prepare, educate | create by training and teaching |
| tutor | Be a tutor to someone |
| unteach | Cause to disbelieve |
| unteach | Cause to unlearn |
| Broader | inform | Impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to |
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| Spanish | adiestrar, aleccionar, aprender, educar, enseñar, instruir |
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| Catalan | ensenyar, informar, instruir |
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English > learn: 6 senses > verb 6, communication| 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 |
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| Model | They learn whether there was a traffic accident |
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| Synonyms | determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch |
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| Narrower | test | Determine the presence or properties of (a substance) |
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| Similar to | determine, find, find out, ascertain | Establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment / experiment, survey, or study |
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| 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 |
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| Catalan | aprendre, decidir, determinar, esbrinar, mirar, trobar, veure |
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