Overview of noun learning

The noun learning has 2 senses

• learning, acquisition -- (the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language")


• eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, learning, scholarship, encyclopedism, encyclopaedism -- (profound scholarly knowledge)

Overview of verb learn

The verb learn has 6 senses

• learn, larn, acquire -- (gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate")


• learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see -- (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")


• memorize, memorise, con, learn -- (commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?")


• learn, study, read, take -- (be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam")


• teach, learn, instruct -- (impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat")


• determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn -- (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"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time")