learns

verb

present tense third-person singular of learn
1
as in masters
to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in after months of trying, he finally learned the dance steps

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2
as in realizes
to come to an awareness of the directors have since learned that they should examine the company's financial reports a little more closely

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3
as in finds
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

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4
as in memorizes
to commit to memory he learned the words to the song while performing karaoke

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Recent Examples of learns The room learns which problems get named and which ones get talked around. — Mohamed Al Hashemi, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Welcome to a Monday Nightcaps — the one where a Texas high school football team learns the hard way not to disrespect the great state of Florida. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2026 From the moment Billie learns about Sophie-Rose, the teenager who inherited her legendary fake ID after it was already passed down to multiple other Gen-Z blondes, she’s obsessed. — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026 During training, one neural network compares the robot’s movements with the insect demonstrations, while another learns a reward structure that encourages behavior similar to the biological example. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026 In the film, a grieving couple retreats to an isolated estate where the walls record every word — and a presence learns to speak in their voices. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026 Just as the games are set to begin, Wolfie Anderson-Spencer, an Oxford researcher who specializes in millennial culture, learns that a collection of historical memes have mysteriously disappeared. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026 The second was a plus-maze task in which the mouse learns to navigate its way to a reward. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2026 This is also where Victoria learns of Ted’s romantic past with Robin, setting up a rift that would never truly go away. — Erin Strecker, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for learns
  1. masters
  2. realizes
  3. finds
  4. memorizes
  5. gets
  6. discovers
  7. locates
  8. studies
Verb
  • The real competitive advantage of the next decade will not belong to the CEO who masters every AI platform, but the CEO who consistently makes better decisions.
    — Jose Luis Gonzalez Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Finally, Kim masters the steps and takes to the stage with confidence, as her family cheers her on!
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Definition of masters
Verb
  • The gap between what AI produces and what an organization actually realizes in return is bridged almost entirely by human skills.
    — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Other than taxpayers, bodega owners stand to be some of the biggest losers if New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) realizes his dream of city-run grocery stores.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of realizes
Verb
  • His Samoyed hops up and finds a spot between the athlete’s legs and the sofa’s back pillows.
    — Nick Remsen, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Boscagli finds Pascal Gross, who feeds the ball into the feet of Wieffer, who can then pass to Diego Gomez.
    — Jon Mackenzie, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of finds
Verb
  • Islamic credo teaches that the more one memorizes the Quran, the higher one’s rank in heaven.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 26 May 2026
  • But then this mofo goes and memorizes totally needless ingredients in bacon ranch chicken sandwiches.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
Definition of memorizes
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  • This is precisely the kind of action which gets Elland Road on its feet, roaring with approval.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Gasoline gets more of the attention because of the consumer impact, but diesel powers trucks, tractors, trains, boats and construction vehicles at the heart of the modern economy.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of gets
Verb
  • Seeking refuge from constant bombardment, Anna discovers Bianca, her imaginary double, living in a fantastical town imprisoned by a war of its own.
    — Alexandra Patterson, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Things get spicy when Lowen grows closer to the novelist's husband (Josh Hartnett) and discovers dark bits about Verity's past.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of discovers
Verb
  • If most people tend to think of the art as the visual or sonic manifestation one encounters, Protocol Art locates the art not in its manifestations but in the work that generates them.
    — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The medical model locates disability inside the individual, a deficit to be cured, corrected or endured until the person can function in a world built without them.
    — Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of locates
Verb
  • Determining that involves combining a deep understanding of the land’s features, as well as tracking possible triggers such as earthquake, says Ben Orlove, an anthropologist who studies climate risks at Columbia University.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Dorit Reiss, a professor at the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, who studies cases involving vaccine disputes, told me that judges sometimes favor the pro-vaccine parent, but not always.
    — Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of studies

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“Learns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/learns. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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