learn

Definitions

1. verb

   To get new knowledge or a new skill.

   Examples

   • It's time Dad learned to change the oil in the car.
   • I learned to swim when I was five.
2. verb

   To take a class or follow a course.

   Examples

   • She learns at the local college on weekends.
   • He is learning at night school.
3. verb

   To get better after a mistake.

   Examples

   • You should learn from your mistakes.
   • He learned from his failed business and started a better one.
4. verb

   To study a subject.

   Examples

   • I'm learning medicine at university.
   • They learn psychology at the university.
5. verb

   To find out about something.

   Examples

   • He just learned that he will lose his job.
   • She learned the truth only after the meeting.
6. verb

   To teach someone a lesson, in some dialects.

   Examples

   • That'll learn him to be late again.
   • That'll learn you to leave the door unlocked.
7. noun

   The act of getting to know something.

   Examples

   • I took a quick learn of the place by watching people.
   • It was a slow learn, but she got the skill in the end.