learn

1. v. t. To gain knowledge or information of; to ascertain by inquiry, study, or investigation; to receive instruction concerning; to fix in the mind; to acquire understanding of, or skill; as, to learn the way; to learn a lesson; to learn dancing; to learn to skate; to learn the violin; to learn the truth about something. Source: opted

2. v. t. To communicate knowledge to; to teach. Source: opted

3. v. i. To acquire knowledge or skill; to make progress in acquiring knowledge or skill; to receive information or instruction; as, this child learns quickly. Source: opted

4. v. gain knowledge or skills Source: wordnet

5. v. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally Source: wordnet

6. v. commit to memory; learn by heart Source: wordnet

7. v. be a student of a certain subject Source: wordnet

8. v. impart skills or knowledge to Source: wordnet

9. v. find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort Source: wordnet

10. 1. To gain knowledge or information of; to ascertain by inquiry, study, or investigation; to receive instruction concerning; to fix in the mind; to acquire understanding of, or skill; as, to learn the way; to learn a lesson; to learn dancing; to learn to skate; to learn the violin; to learn the truth about something. "Learn to do well." Is. i. 17. Now learn a parable of the fig tree. Matt. xxiv. 32. 2. To communicate knowledge to; to teach. [Obs.] Hast thou not learned me how To make perfumes Shak. Note: Learn formerly had also the sense of teach, in accordance with the analogy of the French and other languages, and hence we find it with this sense in Shakespeare, Spenser, and other old writers. This usage has now passed away. To learn is to receive instruction, and to teach is to give instruction. He who is taught learns, not he who teaches. To acquire knowledge or skill; to make progress in acquiring knowledge or skill; to receive information or instruction; as, this child learns quickly. Take my yoke upon you and learn of me. Matt. xi. 29. To learn by heart. See By heart, under Heart. -- To learn by rote, to memorize by repetition without exercise of the understanding. Source: webster

11. To acquire knowledge or skill; to make progress in acquiringknowledge or skill; to receive information or instruction; as, thischild learns quickly.Take my yoke upon you and learn of me. Matt. xi. 29.To learn by heart. See By heart, under Heart.-- To learn by rote, to memorize by repetition without exercise ofthe understanding. Source: adambom

12. v:100 v. gain knowledge or skills v. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally v. be a student of a certain subject Source: ecdict

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