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lûrn
learned, learning, learns, learnt
verb
learned, learning, learns, learnt
To get knowledge of (a subject) or skill in (an art, trade, etc.) by study, experience, instruction, etc.
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To come to know.
To learn what happened.
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To be informed; hear (of or about)
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To come to know how.
To learn to swim.
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To fix in the mind; memorize.
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Origin of Learn
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From Middle English lernen, from Old English leornian (“to acquire knowledge"), from Proto-Germanic *liznanÄ…. Compare German lernen.
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From Old English læran (“to teach"), from Proto-Germanic *laizijanÄ…. Compare Dutch leren, German lehren.
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Middle English lernen from Old English leornian leis-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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