Learn definition

Learn as a verb

1. gain knowledge or skills

   "She learned dancing from her sister"

   Same sense: acquire, larn

2. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally

   "I learned that she has two grown-up children"

   Same sense: see, find out, get a line, hear, get word, pick up, get wind, discover

3. commit to memory; learn by heart

   Same sense: con, memorize, memorise

4. be a student of a certain subject

   Same sense: take, read, study

5. impart skills or knowledge to

   Same sense: teach, instruct

6. find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort

   Same sense: see, find out, watch, check, determine, ascertain

Synonyms and antonyms

• acquire
• larn
• see definition
• find out
• get a line
• hear definition
• get word
• pick up
• get wind
• discover
• con
• memorize
• memorise
• take definition
• read definition
• study definition
• teach
• instruct
• watch definition
• check definition
• determine
• ascertain

How to say learn

Learn has 1 syllable and rhymes with turn. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with learn

• turn
• return
• concern
• burn
• earn
• stern
• fern
• urn
• discern
• overturn
• downturn
• kern

LEARN in word games

Scrabble

5

Words With Friends

7

Anagrams

1

Is LEARN a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check LEARN in the word checker, or unscramble LEARN to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.