learn

CEFRA1

/lɜːn/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To gain knowledge or skill through study, experience, or teaching.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To attend a course or other educational activity.

Examples

  • Be humble enough to learn from your mistakes.

  • I thought you liked to learn new things.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /lɛːrn/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To gain knowledge from a bad experience so as to improve.

  2. To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.

  3. To study.

More examples

In context

  • You'd be surprised what you can learn in a week.

  • In my latest job, I've learnt to keep my mouth shut more than in the last one.

  • It's time Dad learned (how) to change the oil in the car.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English lernen (“to learn", also, "to teach"”), from Old English leornian (“to learn", rarely also, "to teach”), from Proto-West Germanic *liʀnōn, from Proto-Germanic *lizaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(le-)lóys-e, stative from the root *leys- (“track, furrow, trace, trail”). The spelling with ⟨ea⟩ is of Early Modern English origin and reflects a lengthening of /ɛ~e/ to /eː/ before /rn/ in Late Old English or Early Middle English, then later lowering to /ɛː/; the modern pronunciation reflects still later reshortening. Cognate with Old Frisian lernia, lerna (“to learn”), Middle Low German lernen (“to learn", also, "to teach”), Middle Dutch leernen (“to learn", also, "to teach”) (...