Dictionary Entry
learn
learn is a 5-letter English word with 9 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 5 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 5 · Words With Friends 7 · 9 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
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.
- 2transitive verb
To communicate knowledge to; to teach.
- 3intransitive verb
To acquire knowledge or skill; to make progress in acquiring knowledge or skill; to receive information or instruction; as, this child learns quickly.
- 4verb
gain knowledge or skills
"She learned dancing from her sister"
"I learned Sanskrit"
- 5verb
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
"I learned that she has two grown-up children"
"I see that you have been promoted"
- 6verb
be a student of a certain subject
"She is reading for the bar exam"
- 7verb
commit to memory; learn by heart
"Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?"
- 8verb
impart skills or knowledge to
"I taught them French"
"He instructed me in building a boat"
- 9verb
find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
"I want to see whether she speaks French"
"See whether it works"
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