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| learn [ lurn ] (past and past participle learned or learnt [ lurnt ], present participle learn·ing, 3rd person present singular learns) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb acquire information or skill: to acquire knowledge of a subject or skill through education or experience
  I'm learning to play the piano.
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2. transitive and intransitive verb find out: to gain information about somebody or something
learned that they're arriving tomorrow
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3. transitive verb memorize something: to memorize something such as facts, a poem, a piece of music, or a dance
learn the periodic table
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4. transitive verb teach somebody something: to teach a topic or skill to somebody
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nonstandard
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| [ Old English leornian< Indo-European, "track"] |
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| learn·a·ble adjective |
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