learn
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(verb) acquire or gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit" |
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Synonyms: larn |
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Related Words: absorb, assimilate, catch up, ingest, relearn, study, take in |
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(verb) get to know or become aware of; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted" |
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Synonyms: discover, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, pick up, see |
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Related Words: ascertain, catch, discover, find, trip up, wise up |
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(verb) be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam" |
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Synonyms: read, study, take |
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Related Words: audit, drill, exercise, practice, practise, prepare, train |
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(verb) impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"; "learn" is not standard |
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Synonyms: instruct, teach |
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Related Words: catechise, catechize, coach, condition, develop, drill, edify, educate, enlighten, ground, indoctrinate, inform, lecture, prepare, reinforce, reward, spoonfeed, talk, train, tutor, unteach |
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(verb) commit to memory; learn by heart |
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Synonyms: con, memorize |
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Related Words: alternate, study, understudy |
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(verb) find out or learn with certainty; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "Watch how he will react" |
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Synonyms: ascertain, check, determine, find out, see, watch |
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Related Words: test |
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