A1verb · intransitive · frequent

learn

learn · learns · learned / learnt · learning

вчитися, вивчати, навчатися, навчитися

учиться, учить, узнать, изучать

lernen, studieren, erfahren

To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do somethingTo acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.

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UK/lɜːn/US/lɝn/

» I learned to live without her.

Ich habe gelernt, ohne sie zu leben.

Я научился жить без неё.

Я навчився жити без неї.

Я навчилася жити без неї.

Meaning

6 senses

To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.
It's time Dad learned (how) to change the oil in the car.
In my latest job, I've learnt to keep my mouth shut more than in the last one.
lernen
учи́тьсяučítʹsja, учи́тьučítʹ
вчи́тисяvčýtysja, навчи́тисяnavčýtysja, навча́тисяnavčátysja
gain knowledge or skills
To attend a course or other educational activity.
studieren, lernen
учи́тьсяučítʹsja
вчи́тисяvčýtysja, навча́тисяnavčátysja, вчи́тиvčýty
To gain knowledge from a bad experience so as to improve.
learn from one's mistakes
To study.
I learn medicine.
They learn psychology.
изуча́тьizučátʹ
To come to know; to become informed of; to find out.
He just learned that he will be sacked.
erfahren
узна́тьuznátʹ
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
To teach.
Give him a clip round the ear. That'll learn him!

Examples

10144 sentences

I learned to live without her.
Я навчився жити без неї.
ruЯ научился жить без неё.
deIch habe gelernt, ohne sie zu leben.
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You're never too old to learn.
Вчитися ніколи не пізно.
ruУчиться никогда не поздно.
deEs ist nie zu spät zum Lernen.
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English is not difficult to learn.
Англійську нескладно вивчити.
ruАнглийский нетрудно выучить.
deEnglisch ist nicht schwierig zu lernen.
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Let's learn this poem by heart.
Давайте вивчемо цей вірш на пам'ять.
ruДавайте выучим это стихотворение наизусть.
deLasst uns dieses Gedicht auswendig lernen.
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This song is easy to learn.
Цю пiсню легко вивчити.
ruЭту песню легко выучить.
deDieses Lied ist leicht zu lernen.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

to acquire knowledge or ability:

to attend educational activity:

Русский

By meaning 3

to acquire knowledge or ability:

to be studying:

to come to know; to become informed of; to find out:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

to acquire knowledge or ability:

to attend educational activity:

to come to know; to become informed of; to find out:

Origin

From Middle English lernen (“to learn", also, "to teach"”), from Old English leornian (“to

From Middle English lernen (“to learn", also, "to teach"”), from Old English leornian (“to learn", rarely also, "to teach”), from Proto-West Germanic *liʀnōn, from Proto-Germanic *lizaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(le-)lóys-e, stative from the root *leys- (“track, furrow, trace, trail”).

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Forms

learns, learning, learned, learned

Base form	learn · to learn
3rd person singular	learns
Present participle	learning
Past simple	learned / learnt
Past participle	learned / learnt

regular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	learn
he, she, it	learns

Past simpleLesson

all persons

learned

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have learned
he, she, it	has learned

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will learn

Synonyms

22 synonyms

studyA1

Close in meaning

gain knowledge or skills:larn acquire
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally:hear get word get wind pick up find out get a line discover see
be a student of a certain subject:study read take
impart skills or knowledge to:teach instruct
commit to memory; learn by heart:memorize memorise con
find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort:determine check find out see ascertain watch