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verb · 1 syllable · /lɜːrn/

LEARN

What does "LEARN" mean?

To gain knowledge or skill through study, experience, or being taught.

Meanings

  1. To acquire understanding, information, or ability. She learned Spanish by living in Madrid for a year.
  2. To become aware of something; to find out. We learned of the cancellation only an hour before.
  3. 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.

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