relearn
verb
re·learn
(ˌ)rē-ˈlərn 
relearned; relearning
: to learn (something) again
… even those in the class who had been playing for decades regressed to golf infancy. Everyone had to relearn the basics …—
Rachel Urquhart
Rachel Urquhart… most of the top-selling books are printed in the original Japanese right-to-left format. Not only do readers have to relearn how to read comics, they have to relearn how to read a book.—Heidi MacDonald
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One of her comments always resonates for me, that civics is something that has to be learned and relearned because it’s not stamped on our DNA.
—John E. Jones Iii, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
And companies are placing a premium on adaptability and looking for those who can learn, unlearn, and relearn at speed.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The episode left the child so severely brain-damaged that the child must relearn how to walk and talk, the lawsuit says.
—Deon J. Hampton, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
In the space of a childhood, all our adaptive skills, accumulated collectively, over tens of thousands of years, are relearned.
—Madeleine Beekman
august 11, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
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John E. Jones Iii, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
And companies are placing a premium on adaptability and looking for those who can learn, unlearn, and relearn at speed.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The episode left the child so severely brain-damaged that the child must relearn how to walk and talk, the lawsuit says.
—Deon J. Hampton, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
In the space of a childhood, all our adaptive skills, accumulated collectively, over tens of thousands of years, are relearned.
—Madeleine Beekman
august 11, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for relearn
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“Relearn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relearn. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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relearn
transitive verb
re·learn
ˈrē-ˈlərn
: to learn again (what has been forgotten)
relearning
noun
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