Definition of: learn

(lûrn) v. learned or learnt, learn·ing v.t.
1. To acquire knowledge of or skill in by observation, study, instruction, etc.
2. To find out; gain acquaintance with; ascertain; to learn the facts.
3. To fix in the mind; memorize.
4. To become practiced in: to learn bad habits.
—v.i.
5. To gain knowledge; acquire skill.
6. To be informed; hear. [OE leornian. Akin to LORE¹.]
—learn′er noun Synonyms: acquire, commit, get, inform, instruct, know, master, memorize, perceive, teach, train. Learn refers to the process of getting knowledge, know to the result. What we once thoroughly learn we know. See ACQUIRE, GAIN, KNOW. Compare KNOWLEDGE. Antonyms: forget, lose, miss, pass.