learn
1. gain knowledge or skills (Freq. 90)
- She learned dancing from her sister
- I learned Sanskrit
- Children acquire language at an amazing rate
• Syn:
larn, acquire
• Derivationally related forms:
acquisition (for: acquire), learner
• Hyponyms:
relearn, catch up, absorb, assimilate, ingest,
take in, study, hit the books
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s PP
- Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
- They learn to move
2. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally (Freq. 53)
- I learned that she has two grown-up children
- I see that you have been promoted
• Syn:
hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out,
get a line, discover, see
• Derivationally related forms:
discovery (for: discover)
• Hyponyms:
get the goods, wise up, trip up, catch, ascertain,
discover, find
• Verb Group:
witness, find, see
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE (for: see)
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE (for: discover)
- Somebody ----s PP (for: get a line)
- Somebody ----s PP (for: get wind)
- Somebody ----s (for: get word)
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE (for: hear)
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- They learn that there was a traffic accident
3. commit to memory;
learn by heart (Freq. 6)
- Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?
• Syn:
memorize, memorise, con
• Derivationally related forms:
memorisation (for: memorise), memoriser (for: memorise), memory (for: memorise), memorization (for: memorize), memorizer (for: memorize), memory (for: memorize)
• Hypernyms:
study, hit the books
• Hyponyms:
understudy, alternate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. be a student of a certain subject (Freq. 3)
- She is reading for the bar exam
• Syn:
study, read, take
• Derivationally related forms:
study (for: study), studying (for: study)
• Hyponyms:
audit, train, prepare, drill, exercise,
practice, practise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. impart skills or knowledge to (Freq. 2)
- I taught them French
- He instructed me in building a boat
• Syn:
teach, instruct
• Derivationally related forms:
instructive (for: instruct), instruction (for: instruct), instructor (for: instruct), teachable (for: teach), teacher (for: teach), teaching (for: teach)
• Hypernyms:
inform
• Hyponyms:
train, develop, prepare, educate, indoctrinate,
drill, catechize, catechise, reinforce, reward, spoonfeed,
induct, mentor, tutor, unteach, ground, lecture,
talk, coach, enlighten, edify, condition
• Cause:
larn, acquire
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- Somebody ----s (for: teach)
- Somebody ----s somebody something (for: teach)
- Somebody ----s something to somebody (for: teach)
6. 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
• Syn:
determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch
• Derivationally related forms:
ascertainable (for: ascertain), check (for: check), determination (for: determine)
• Hyponyms:
test
• Verb Group:
see, check, insure, see to it, ensure,
control, ascertain, assure, determine, find, find out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
- They learn whether there was a traffic accident
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