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To gain or acquire knowledge or skill through study, experience, or being taught.
She wants to learn how to play the guitar.
He learned French while living in Paris.
Often followed by 'how to' or 'about' when referring to acquiring specific knowledge or skills.
To become aware of or understand something through observation or experience.
Children learn by exploring their surroundings.
I learned the hard way that honesty is always the best policy.
Avoid using 'learn' with the preposition 'of' (e.g., 'learn of' is incorrect; use 'learn about' instead).
'Learn' is often followed by 'how to' when referring to acquiring a skill (e.g., 'learn how to swim').
From Middle English 'lernen', from Old English 'leornian', from Proto-Germanic 'liznōnan'. Related to Old High German 'lernen' and Old Norse 'læra'.
The past tense and past participle of 'learn' is 'learned' in American English and 'learnt' in British English. Both forms are acceptable in informal contexts.