Learning
/ˈlɜːrnɪŋ/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe process of gaining knowledge or skills.
Extra definitions
nounKnowledge gained through study or experience.
nounA lesson discovered from experience.
nounAn act in which something is learned.
Sentence Examples
Learning a language takes practice.
Online learning has expanded rapidly.
The accident provided a valuable learning experience.
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Word Origin & History
From Middle English lernyng, lernynge, from Old English leornung (“learning, study”), from Proto-West Germanic *liʀnungu (“learning”), equivalent to learn + -ing. Cognate with Old Saxon lernunga, German Lernung.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
““We’ll take the learnings and apply them to the rest of our business.””
— 2007 April 5, Stuart Elliott, “Online Experiment for Print Magazine”, in New York Times:
“The system is still learning though, and will improve how it handles situations thanks to crowd-sourced data from across the Mercedes network.”
— 2024 May 4, Mat Gallagher, “I tried Mercedes’ new autonomous driving in busy city streets – it's mind-blowing”, in T3:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
____ a language takes practice.