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

1. transitive 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.
2. transitive verb. To communicate knowledge to; to teach.
3. intransitive verb. To acquire knowledge or skill; to make progress in acquiring knowledge or skill; to receive information or instruction; as, this child learns quickly.
4. verb. gain knowledge or skills

   "She learned dancing from her sister"

   "I learned Sanskrit"

   Synonyms: acquire, larn

5. verb. 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"

   Synonyms: discover, hear, see

6. verb. be a student of a certain subject

   "She is reading for the bar exam"

   Synonyms: read, study, take

7. verb. commit to memory; learn by heart

   "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?"

   Synonyms: con, memorise, memorize

8. verb. impart skills or knowledge to

   "I taught them French"

   "He instructed me in building a boat"

   Synonyms: instruct, teach

9. verb. 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"

   Synonyms: ascertain, check, determine, see, watch

Synonyms

acquire, larn, discover, hear, see, read, study, take, con, memorise, memorize, instruct, teach, ascertain, check, determine, watch

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in learn:

neral, renal

Common word forms

learns, learned, learner, learning, learnable

Words from these letters

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