Learn
(verb)
- To gain knowledge, understanding or skill through study, experience, or instruction.
- To become informed of or familiar with.
- To commit something to memory.
- To discover or come to realize something.
Origin:
From middle english lernen, from old english leornian ("to learn"), from proto-germanic *liznōną ("to learn"), from proto-indo-european *leykʷ- ("to learn").
Examples:
- She learned to speak Spanish in school.
- He learned how to play the guitar by himself.
- They learned about the history of the city on the tour.
- I learned that he was lying to me.
- He learned his lesson and won't do it again.