Meaning

2 senses
  1. (Geordie, Northern England, especially)To learn.

  2. (Appalachia, Geordie, Northern England, especially)To teach.

    Larn yersel te taalk propa like!

More definitions
  • gain knowledge or skills

Origin

A variant of standard English learn, possibly continuing Northern Middle English larn, a v

A variant of standard English learn, possibly continuing Northern Middle English larn, a variant of lernen (“to learn”). Compare Scots larn. More at learn.

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Forms

larns, larnin, larned, larned
Base formlarn · to larn
3rd person singularlarns
Present participlelarnin
Past simplelarned / larnt
Past participlelarned / larnt

regular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theylarn
he, she, itlarns

Past simpleLesson

all personslarned

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave larned
he, she, ithas larned

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill larn

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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