Word a Day
learn
What does learn mean?
learn (verb): to acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use learn in a sentence?
- In my latest job, I've learnt to keep my mouth shut more than in the last one. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Toddlers learn to walk at around one year old. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce learn?
/lɝn/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does learn come from?
From Middle English lernen (“to learn", also, "to teach"”), from Old English leornian (“to learn", rarely also, "to teach”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to learn
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “learn” mean?
to cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly
Not quite: that's what shake means.
to acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something
Right! That's what “learn” means.
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
Not quite: that's what extract means.
to force, cram or thrust (someone or something) into or through something
Not quite: that's what ram means.
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