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IELTS BNC: 520 COCA: 304

learn

learn /ˈlɚn/ verb
learns; learned also chiefly British learnt /ˈlɚnt/ ; learning
learn
/ˈlɚn/
verb
learns; learned also chiefly British learnt /ˈlɚnt/ ; learning
Learner's definition of LEARN
: to gain knowledge or skill by studying, practicing, being taught, or experiencing something学;学习;获知
[no object]
often + about
often + from
[+ object]
often + about
often to + verb
[+ object] : to cause (something) to be in your memory by studying it : memorize记住
: to hear or be told (something) : to find out (something)听说;得知;发现
[+ object]
[no object]
+ of
: to become able to understand (something) through experience(通过经验)认识到,明白
[+ object]
often followed by to + verb常接动词不定式
[no object]

live and learn

see 1live

— learnable

/ˈlɚnəbəl/ adjective
IELTS BNC: 520 COCA: 304

learn

verb

learned ˈlərnd How to pronounce learn (audio) ˈlərnt How to pronounce learn (audio) ; learning

transitive verb

1
a(1)
: to gain knowledge or understanding of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience
learn a trade
learned to play chess
(2)
: memorize
learn the lines of a play
b
: to come to be able
learn to dance
c
: to come to realize
learned that honesty paid
2
a
nonstandard : teach
b
obsolete : to inform of something
3
: to come to know : hear
we just learned that he was ill

intransitive verb

: to acquire knowledge or skill or a behavioral tendency
were shocked to learn of her death
learnable adjective
learner noun
Can learn mean teach?: Usage Guide

Learn in the sense of "teach" dates from the 13th century and was standard until at least the early 19th.

made them drunk with true Hollands—and then learned them the art of making bargains Washington Irving

But by Mark Twain's time it was receding to a speech form associated chiefly with the less educated.

never done nothing for three months but set in his back yard and learn that frog to jump Mark Twain

The present-day status of learn has not risen. This use persists in speech, but in writing it appears mainly in the representation of such speech or its deliberate imitation for effect.

Synonyms

Choose the Right Synonym for learn

discover, ascertain, determine, unearth, learn mean to find out what one did not previously know.

discover may apply to something requiring exploration or investigation or to a chance encounter.

discovered the source of the river

ascertain implies effort to find the facts or the truth proceeding from awareness of ignorance or uncertainty.

attempts to ascertain the population of the region

determine emphasizes the intent to establish the facts definitely or precisely.

unable to determine the origin of the word

unearth implies bringing to light something forgotten or hidden.

unearth old records

learn may imply acquiring knowledge with little effort or conscious intention (as by simply being told) or it may imply study and practice.

I learned her name only today
learning Greek

Example Sentences

People learn throughout their lives. I can't swim yet, but I'm learning. She's interested in learning French. We had to learn the rules of the game. I'm trying to learn my lines for the play. We had to learn the names of the state capitals. She learned through a letter that her father had died. I later learned that they had never called. We finally learned the truth about what had happened. See More
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English lernen, from Old English leornian; akin to Old High German lernēn to learn, Old English last footprint, Latin lira furrow, track

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a(1)

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The first known use of learn was before the 12th century
IELTS BNC: 520 COCA: 304
learn

verb¹

1gain knowledge/skill學習ADVERB | VERB + LEARN | PREPOSITION ADVERBa lot學會很多I learned a lot from my father.我從父親那兒學了很多東西。quickly, soon學得快Children learn very quickly.小孩子學得非常快。ever, never總是/從不學習Some people never learn, do they?有些人從來不學習,是不是?VERB + LEARNneed to需要學習be eager to, want to渴望/想要學習He was eager to learn all she could teach him.他急於學到所有她能教的東西。have a lot to有很多要學You still have a lot to learn.你還有很多東西要學。PREPOSITIONabout學習⋯The children learn about art by painting.那些孩子通過繪畫學習藝術。from從⋯中學習She learned from watching others.她通過觀察別人來學習。through通過⋯學習Children learn through play.孩子通過玩耍而學習。
learn

verb²

2become aware獲悉VERB + LEARN | PREPOSITION VERB + LEARNbe astonished to, be astounded to, be intrigued to, be surprised to驚訝地得知;好奇地得知;意外地獲悉I was surprised to learn that he was only 23.我驚奇地得知他只有 23 歲。be dismayed to, be saddened to沮喪地得知;傷心地獲悉PREPOSITIONof得知⋯We first learned of the problem from her school.我們從她的學校第一次得知這個問題。

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