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 Now, Muse is attracting similar attention, partly because of how the assistant learns about the person on the other side of the conversation. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026 But litigation could be financially ruinous to Taylor & Byrne, as Nick learns from a disgruntled Bernard (Steve Furst), the firm’s finance guy. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026 The play, written by Jessica Dickey, is a fictional exploration of a schoolhouse shooting in an Amish community, and how the community learns to provide forgiveness and compassion. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026 The repairer reads these messages, communicates with customers directly, and sometimes learns the story behind a pair of jeans that has been treasured for decades. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026 Klara learns Josie’s older sister, Sal, was lifted, got sick, then died. — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026 When a person with disabilities joins your team, keep in mind that everyone learns and works differently. — John Gill, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 The system learns from feedback, adjusting its actions to improve performance and achieve a target objective. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026 If the training accidentally rewards cutting corners, the model learns that cutting corners pays. — Anat Lior, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for learns
  1. masters
  2. realizes
  3. finds
  4. memorizes
  5. gets
  6. discovers
  7. locates
  8. studies
Verb
  • Part of the ceiling consideration at quarterback is how a player masters the mental side of the game.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of masters
Verb
  • Investigating the shoot-out is the third-generation sheriff Ed Tom Bell (Tommy Lee Jones), who realizes Moss is in danger and tries to track him down.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Within a few more minutes, though, the group realizes some landmarks remain.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of realizes
Verb
  • On Uncle, fish narc sheds his past experimental impulses and finds a new identity within ebullient, feel-good college rock.
    — Jeff Yerger, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The basic model of competitive markets which one finds in an introductory economics textbook—where independent firms engage in cold arm’s-length transactions motivated by unadulterated self-interest—does not apply to the industry.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 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
Verb
  • The Archimedes screw gets a molecular makeover The researchers took inspiration from the Archimedes’ screw, an ancient device with a helical blade inside a cylinder that lifts water (or solids) when rotated.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The driver gets a 24-inch OLED screen, and there’s a smaller 7-inch infotainment screen in the centre.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of gets
Verb
  • Some of the movie’s most memorable moments have barely anything to do with the plot, like when Matt discovers his eyelids fusing together and attempts to separate them with nail scissors in the bathroom of a bumpy plane.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Some way off Moss discovers a bag with $2 million in cash and takes it.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of discovers
Verb
  • It is funded through the Job Development Investment Grant program, which directs a portion of a JDIG award to the account when a company locates or expands in a Tier 2 or Tier 3 county.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Peng’s wardrobe consistently locates her within China, drawing on domestic design and recognizable elements of Chinese dress.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of locates
Verb
  • Shelie Miller, who studies sustainability at the University of Michigan, understands how an acorn squash can end up in your cart without a plan.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • So to make up for that, Viel studies his opponents to find ways to overcome his lack of height.
    — Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of studies

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“Learns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/learns. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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