Text: 1 to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in<after months of trying, he finally learned the dance steps>Synonymsget, master, pick upRelated Wordsapprehend, comprehend, grasp, know, understand; absorb, assimilate, digest, 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; memorizePhrasesget the hang (or knack) ofNear Antonymsforget, misunderstand; miss, overlook; disregard, ignore, neglectAntonymsunlearn 2 to come to an awareness<I learned that honesty really is the best policy>— see discover 1 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>— see find 1 4 to commit to memory<itʼs going to take us a long time to learn our lines for the school play>— see memorize

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