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

Dazzle, the new venture, is a personal AI assistant that learns from the photos on a user’s phone, said Mayer. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Searches and conversations with Alexa for Shopping can also influence what Amazon learns. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

In that film, a director famous for comedies yearns to make grimly earnest movies about the Depression, but learns that what people in dire straits crave is the distraction and release of comedy. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2026

In the interview below, Port and Wiseman discuss bringing Eternally Yours to life and what’s to come from the first season as Max learns to be a vampire. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

Elinor learns this on a trip to London, from the fiancee herself. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

In Good Question, Jeff Wagner learns how search warrants get approved and why they are rarely rejected. — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Such encounters allow audiences to ask how an experience becomes a film, and what the filmmaker learns in making it. — Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026

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