Definition of learns Learns

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What does learns mean?

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learns, verb, present, 3rd person singular of learn (infinitive).

WordNet

Verb learns, learning, learned
learn - get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"
		hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see
		get the goods discover some bad or hidden information about; "She got the goods on her co-worker after reading his e-mail"
		wise up get wise to; "They wised up to it"
		trip up, catch detect a blunder or misstep; "The reporter tripped up the senator"
		ascertain learn or discover with certainty
		discover, find make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover"
		witness, find, see be a witness to; "She witnessed the accident and had to testify in court"
learn - gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"
		larn, acquire
		relearn learn something again, as after having forgotten or neglected it; "After the accident, he could not walk for months and had to relearn how to walk down stairs"
		catch up learn belatedly; find out about something after it happened; "I'm trying to catch up with the latest developments in molecular biology"
		ingest, assimilate, absorb, take in become similar to one's environment; "Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly"
		hit the books, study learn by reading books; "He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now"
learn - be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"
		study, read, take
		audit attend academic courses without getting credit
		prepare, train to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery; "prepare a report"; "prepare a speech"
		practise, drill, exercise, practice train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
learn - impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"
		teach, instruct
		inform give character or essence to; "The principles that inform modern teaching"
		educate, prepare, train, develop give an education to; "We must educate our youngsters better"
		indoctrinate teach doctrines to; teach uncritically; "The Moonies indoctrinate their disciples"
		drill train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
		catechise, catechize examine through questioning and answering
		reinforce, reward make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete"
		spoonfeed teach without challenging the students; "This professor spoonfeeds his students"
		induct introduce or initiate; "The young geisha was inducted into the ways of her profession"
		mentor serve as a teacher or trusted counselor; "The famous professor mentored him during his years in graduate school"; "She is a fine lecturer but she doesn't like mentoring"
		tutor be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction; "She tutored me in Spanish"
		unteach cause to disbelieve; teach someone the contrary of what he or she had learned earlier
		unteach cause to disbelieve; teach someone the contrary of what he or she had learned earlier
		ground instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
		lecture, talk deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"
		coach, train teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports; "He is training our Olympic team"; "She is coaching the crew"
		edify, enlighten give spiritual insight to; in religion
		condition apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny; "I condition my hair after washing it"
learn - commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?"
		memorize, memorise, con
		hit the books, study learn by reading books; "He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now"
		understudy, alternate be an understudy or alternate for a role
learn - find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"
		determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch
		test undergo a test; "She doesn't test well"

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Wiktionary

learn (Verb)
To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.
learn (Verb)
To attend a course or other educational activity.
learn (Verb)
To make use of a bad experience.
learn (Verb)
To improve, maybe used in an order.
learn (Verb)
To be studying.
learn (Verb)
To come to know; to become informed of; to find out .
learn (Verb)
To teach.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

learn (v. t.)
To gain knowledge or information of; to ascertain by inquiry, study, or investigation; to receive instruction concerning; to fix in the mind; to acquire understanding of, or skill; as, to learn the way; to learn a lesson; to learn dancing; to learn to skate; to learn the violin; to learn the truth about something.
learn (v. t.)
To communicate knowledge to; to teach.
learn (v. i.)
To acquire knowledge or skill; to make progress in acquiring knowledge or skill; to receive information or instruction; as, this child learns quickly.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

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

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

learn
lėrn, v.t. to acquire knowledge of, to get to know: to gain power of performing: (prov.) to teach.—v.i. to gain knowledge: to improve by example.—adjs. Learn′able, that may be learned; Learn′ed, having learning: versed in literature, &c.: skilful.—adv. Learn′edly.—ns. Learn′edness; Learn′er, one who learns: one who is yet in the rudiments of any subject; Learn′ing, what is learned: knowledge: scholarship: skill in languages or science.—New learning, the awakening to classical learning in England in the 16th century, led by Colet, Erasmus, Warham, More, &c. [A.S. leornian; Ger. lernen; cf. A.S. lǽran (Ger. lehren), to teach.]