Synonyms of learns

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• masters
• gets
• understands
• knows
• discovers
• sees
• hears
• picks up
• comprehends
• grasps
• apprehends
• determines
• examines
• assimilates
• absorbs
• detects
• gets the hang of
• ascertains
• imbibes
• discerns
• memorizes
• digests
• unearths
• finds out
• drinks (in)
• hits (on or upon)
• runs down
• studies
• tracks (down)
• searches (for)
• tumbles (to)
• digs up
• majors (in)
• descries
• scares up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forgets
• unlearns
• ignores
• misses
• neglects
• misunderstands
• overlooks
• disregards

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• realizes
• discovers
• hears
• sees
• finds
• ascertains
• finds out
• gets on (to)
• detects
• gets wind of
• catches on (to)
• encounters
• perceives
• hits (on or upon)
• wises (up)
• tumbles (to)
• discerns
• calculates
• observes
• figures out
• espies
• spots
• notes
• puzzles (out)
• descries
• divines
• minds
• dopes (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• ignores
• overlooks
• disregards
• forgets
• hides
• conceals
• covers
• masks
• unlearns
• curtains
• blankets
• screens
• shrouds
• blots out
• enshrouds
• cloaks
• occults
• veils

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• finds
• discovers
• locates
• gets
• determines
• detects
• ascertains
• finds out
• hits (on or upon)
• runs down
• tracks (down)
• rummages
• turns up
• digs up
• digs out
• hunts (down or up)
• roots (out)
• dredges (up)
• scouts (up)
• descries
• seeks
• noses out
• scares up
• sights
• ferrets (out)
• routs (out)
• spots
• espies
• looks for
• searches (for or out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• passes over
• overlooks
• loses
• misplaces
• mislays
• missets

4

as in memorizes

to commit to memory

he learned the words to the song while performing karaoke

Synonyms & Similar Words

• memorizes
• studies
• knows
• remembers
• understands
• retains
• recalls
• grasps
• gets
• accepts
• thinks (of)
• cons
• comprehends
• absorbs
• recollects
• relives
• apprehends
• minds
• reminisces (about)
• harks back (to)
• digests

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forgets
• unlearns
• ignores
• neglects
• disregards
• passes over
• overlooks
• misremembers
• slurs (over)
• disremembers
• slights
• overpasses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of learns

For example, a tutoring service where the AI adapts to how a student learns. — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026

With Ted, Keeley and Rebecca in her office, Alice learns that Ted has asked to be demoted to assistant manager, handing her the head coach job for the women’s team. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026

There are the now-traditional scenes in which Carrie learns to consciously control her telekinetic superpowers, previously manifested by accidentally setting off car alarms, opening mailboxes and causing a rain of rocks on her parents’ roof. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Over time, the system also learns from these interactions to develop a broader understanding of the user’s aesthetic identity, while still keeping people in the loop and giving them control. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026

Livia’s sister-in-law invokes the poem when Livia learns, to her surprise, that her manipulative, abusive mother had been a frustrated musician. — Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

In present day, back on the planet decimated by the Manhunters, John interrogates Sinestro (Ulrich Thomsen) and learns that Noah freed the villain from prison. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026

Verity is immobile and catatonic, and Lowen learns that the family’s life is also darkened by a child’s accidental death. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026

Every expansion becomes easier because the business learns something worth carrying into the next one. — Jeremy Barnett, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026