LEARN
What does "LEARN" mean?
To gain knowledge or skill through study, experience, or being taught.
Meanings
- To acquire understanding, information, or ability. She learned Spanish by living in Madrid for a year.
- To become aware of something; to find out. We learned of the cancellation only an hour before.
- To commit to memory; to memorize. The actors had to learn their lines over the weekend.
Word origin
From Old English 'leornian' meaning to get knowledge or study; related to a Germanic root meaning 'to follow a track', the same root that gives us 'last' as in a shoemaker's form.
Remember it
LEARN contains EARN: you earn what you learn.
A little poem
The track was here before the foot;
you set your weight, you stumble, look-
the path turns out to be the book.
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Wordplay
- I finally learned how to earn a living - turns out you just add a couple of letters to the front.
What it teaches
You do not learn a thing once; you learn it again every time you almost forget it.
Quick facts
What does LEARN mean?
To gain knowledge or skill through study, experience, or being taught.
Is LEARN a valid word?
Yes — LEARN is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is LEARN?
LEARN has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does LEARN come from?
From Old English 'leornian' meaning to get knowledge or study; related to a Germanic root meaning 'to follow a track', the same root that gives us 'last' as in a shoemaker's form.
What can LEARN teach us?
You do not learn a thing once; you learn it again every time you almost forget it.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.