Learn | Mean of learn in English Dictionary

/ˈlɚn/

• Verb
• to gain knowledge or skill by studying, practicing, being taught, or experiencing something
1. People learn throughout their lives.
2. He is learning quickly.
3. I can't swim yet, but I'm learning.
4. We learned about the reasons for the war in our history class.
5. We all have the ability to learn from our mistakes.
6. She learned from experience that when grease catches on fire, you shouldn't put water on it.
7. learn arithmetic
8. learn a trade
9. She's interested in learning French.
10. We had to learn the rules of the game.
11. She's been trying to learn more about our family history.
12. He never learned (how) to dance/swim.
13. I'm learning to play the guitar.
14. He learned how not to offend people.
15. You need to learn (how) to take care of your health.
• to cause (something) to be in your memory by studying it
1. I'm trying to learn my lines for the play.
2. We had to learn the names of the state capitals.
3. learn the alphabet
• to hear or be told (something)
1. She learned through/from a letter that her father had died.
2. I later learned that they had never called.
3. I was surprised when I learned (that) he wasn't coming.
4. We finally learned the truth about what had happened.
5. We were shocked to learn of her death. [=to find out about her death]
6. She first learned of the accident on Monday.

• to become able to understand (something) through experience
1. learn the difference between right and wrong
2. He quickly learned what it means to be a father.
3. We learned that if we wanted a good job, we had to go to college.
4. I have learned that life isn't easy.
5. Someday you'll learn that money is not the most important thing in life.
6. He learned the hard way that crime doesn't pay. [=he found out by being punished for his crimes]
7. It's important to learn to respect other people.
8. It's a bad situation, but we'll just have to learn to live with it. [=we will have to accept it and deal with it]
9. Someday you'll learn.
10. Even after all his health problems, he's still eating and drinking too much. Some people never learn.