unlearn
unlearn · unlearns · unlearned / unlearnt · unlearning
отучиться, разучиться, разучиваться, отучиваться
verlernen
To discard the knowledge ofTo discard the knowledge of.
UK/ʌnˈləːn/US/ʌnˈlɝn/
» Education consists mainly in what we have unlearned.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To discard the knowledge of.
verlernen
разу́чиватьсяrazúčivatʹsja, разучи́тьсяrazučítʹsja, оту́чиватьсяotúčivatʹsja
(transitive)To break a habit.
More definitions
- discard something previously learnt, like an old habit
- try to forget; put out of one's memory or knowledge
Examples
11 sentencesEducation consists mainly in what we have unlearned.
Old habits must be unlearned.
deAlte Angewohnheiten gilt es abzulegen.
If fears are learned, they can be unlearned.
Tom is trying to unlearn his old habits.
One is never too old to unlearn bad habits.
deMan ist nie zu alt, schlechte Angewohnheiten zu verlernen.
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to discard the knowledge of:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to discard the knowledge of:
Origin
From Middle English unlernen. By surface analysis, un- + learn.From Middle English unlernen. By surface analysis, un- + learn.
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Forms
unlearns, unlearning, unlearned, unlearnedWord family
3 related wordsRelateddeprogramming
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle