Dictionary entry details
• LEARN (verb)
Meaning:
Gain knowledge or skills
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
larn; learn; acquire
Context examples:
She learned dancing from her sister / I learned Sanskrit / Children acquire language at an amazing rate
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "learn"):
relearn (learn something again, as after having forgotten or neglected it)
catch up (learn belatedly; find out about something after it happened)
absorb; assimilate; ingest; take in (take up mentally)
hit the books; study (learn by reading books)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Sentence example:
They learn to move
Meaning:
Get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
get word; get wind; get a line; find out; hear; learn; discover; pick up; see
Context examples:
I learned that she has two grown-up children / I see that you have been promoted
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "learn"):
discover; find (make a discovery)
ascertain (learn or discover with certainty)
catch; trip up (detect a blunder or misstep)
wise up (get wise to)
get the goods (discover some bad or hidden information about)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sentence example:
They learn that there was a traffic accident
Meaning:
Commit to memory; learn by heart
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
memorise; memorize; con; learn
Context example:
Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?
Hypernyms (to "learn" is one way to...):
hit the books; study (learn by reading books)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "learn"):
alternate; understudy (be an understudy or alternate for a role)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Be a student of a certain subject
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
learn; study; read; take
Context example:
She is reading for the bar exam
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "learn"):
drill; exercise; practice; practise (learn by repetition)
prepare; train (undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession)
audit (attend academic courses without getting credit)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Impart skills or knowledge to
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
instruct; teach; learn
Context examples:
I taught them French / He instructed me in building a boat
Hypernyms (to "learn" is one way to...):
inform (impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to)
Cause:
acquire; larn; learn (gain knowledge or skills)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "learn"):
unteach (cause to disbelieve; teach someone the contrary of what he or she had learned earlier)
unteach (cause to unlearn)
ground (instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject)
lecture; talk (deliver a lecture or talk)
coach; train (teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports)
edify; enlighten (make understand)
condition (establish a conditioned response)
tutor (be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction)
mentor (serve as a teacher or trusted counselor)
induct (introduce or initiate)
spoonfeed (teach without challenging the students)
reinforce; reward (strengthen and support with rewards)
catechise; catechize (give religious instructions to)
drill (teach by repetition)
indoctrinate (teach doctrines to; teach uncritically)
develop; educate; prepare; train (create by training and teaching)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Meaning:
Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
find out; ascertain; learn; watch; determine; see; check
Context examples:
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
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "learn"):
test (determine the presence or properties of (a substance))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Sentence example:
They learn whether there was a traffic accident
