Learn

| ləːn |

Definition

• verb (past and past participle ‘learned’, ‘learnt’ [British], with obj.)
  • to gain or acquire knowledge or or skill in sth. by study, experience, or being taught
    • to commit to memory
    • to become aware of sth. by information or from observation
  • (archaic) (informal) to teach sb.

Derivatives

• learnability (noun)
• learnable (adjective)

Etymology

Old English leornian (“learn”; in Middle English also “teach”), of West Germanic origin; related to German lernen (cf. lore)

In Other Languages

• Bahasa Indonesia: belajar
• بهاس ملايو:
  • بلاجر (belajar)
• Cebuano: pagkat-on, matuon
• Deutsch: lernen
• Español: aprender
• Filipino: matuto
• Français: apprendre
• 한국어: 배우 (baeu)
• Italiano: imparare, apprendere
• ភាសាខ្មែរ: រៀន (rien)
• Latino: disco, reperio, cognosco
• မြန်မာဘာသာ: သင်ယူ
• 日本語: 学ぶ (まなぶ), 習う (ならう)
• ພາສາລາວ: ຮຽນຮູ້ (hianhu)
• ภาษาไทย: เรียน (reīyn)
• தமிழ்: கற்று (kaṟṟu)
• Tiếng Việt: học hỏi
• 中文: 學習 / 学习 (xuéxí)