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Definition of LEARN

1

to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in <after months of trying, he finally learned the dance steps>

Synonyms get, master, pick up

Related Words apprehend, comprehend, grasp, know, understand; absorb, assimilate, digest, drink (in), imbibe; ascertain, descry, detect, determine, dig up, discern, discover, examine, find out, hear, hit (on or upon), run down, scare up, search (for), see, track (down), tumble (to), unearth; major (in), study; memorize

Phrases get the hang of

Near Antonyms forget; misunderstand; miss, overlook; disregard, ignore, neglect

Antonyms unlearn

2

to come to an awareness of <the directors have since learned that they should examine the company's financial reports a little more closely>

Synonyms ascertain, catch on (to), find out, get on (to), hear, learn, realize, see, wise (up)

Related Words hit (on or upon), tumble (to); descry, detect, encounter, espy, see, spot; calculate, dope (out), figure out, find, puzzle (out); discern, mind, note, observe, perceive; divine

Near Antonyms miss, overlook; disregard, ignore; forget, unlearn; blanket, blot out, cloak, conceal, cover, curtain, enshroud, hide, mask, occult, screen, shroud, veil

3

to come upon after searching, study, or effort <the police were astonished when they learned the identity of the students who had vandalized the school>

Synonyms ascertain, descry, detect, determine, dig out, dig up, discover, dredge (up), ferret (out), find out, get, hit (on or upon), hunt (down or up), learn, locate, nose out, root (out), rout (out), rummage, run down, scare up, scout (up), track (down), turn up

Related Words espy, sight, spot; look for, search (for or out), seek

Near Antonyms lose, mislay, misplace, misset

Antonyms miss, overlook, pass over

4

to commit to memory <he learned the words to the song while performing karaoke>

Synonyms con, learn, study

Related Words hark back (to), mind [chiefly dialect], recall, recollect, relive, remember, reminisce (about), retain, think (of); accept, apprehend, comprehend, get, grasp, know, understand; absorb, digest

Near Antonyms disremember, forget, misremember; disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook, overpass, pass over, slight, slur (over)

Antonyms unlearn