What part of speech is learning?

Learning can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. learning is a verb, gerund of learn (infinitive).
  • 2. learning is a noun, singular of learnings.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does learning mean?

Definitions

Verb
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"
learn - gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"
learn - be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"
learn - impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"
learn - commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?"
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"

Noun
learning - the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language"
learning - profound scholarly knowledge
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Examples of learning

#   Sentence  
1. noun Your learning of concepts of all kinds combines with extensive group activity, bringing your mind into a whole new space this year.
2. noun Smith has spent years studying the effects of sleep and sleep loss on memory and learning.
3. noun One of the great superstitions about education is that learning is the result of teaching.
4. noun Experience without learning is better than learning without experience.
5. noun There is no easy road to learning.
6. noun There is no easy process of learning.
7. noun A man of learning is not always a man of sense.
8. noun In terms of learning, he is superior to all of his friends.
9. noun The man who stops learning is as good as dead.
10. noun I will show you a new approach to foreign language learning.
11. noun No man is the wiser for his learning.
12. noun Plain English is a shortcut to the goal of language learning.
13. noun He who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning.
14. noun As the poet says, a little learning is a dangerous thing.
15. noun Albert is quick at learning.
16. verb After talking with you and Professors Titman, Brown and Jemison, I was sure that UT was the right place to continue learning about energy-finance.
17. verb After talking with you and Professors Ronn, Brown and Jemison, I was sure that UT was the right place to continue learning about energy-finance.
18. verb Your cycle of learning through the school of hard knocks has come to an end, Gemini, and now you're going to start reaping the rewards these "lessons" have left in their wake.
19. verb This is the year you're going to be doing a lot of travel and learning about your world, as expansion is the theme.
20. verb You will also have the pleasure of learning the Italiano language.
21. verb You will also have the experience of learning the bella Sicilian culture, that I have fallen in luv with.
22. verb I enjoyed speaking with Dan, and learning more about how the springs are sized for these doors.
23. verb I don't like learning irregular verbs.
24. verb I started learning Chinese last week.
25. verb When did you begin learning German?
26. verb What are you learning from the teacher?
27. verb Take part in the activity not for money but for learning through experience.
28. verb Education does not consist simply in learning a lot of facts.
29. verb Education doesn't consist of learning a lot of facts.
30. verb Teaching is learning.
Sentence  
noun
Your learning of concepts of all kinds combines with extensive group activity, bringing your mind into a whole new space this year.
Smith has spent years studying the effects of sleep and sleep loss on memory and learning.
One of the great superstitions about education is that learning is the result of teaching.
Experience without learning is better than learning without experience.
There is no easy road to learning.
There is no easy process of learning.
A man of learning is not always a man of sense.
In terms of learning, he is superior to all of his friends.
The man who stops learning is as good as dead.
I will show you a new approach to foreign language learning.
No man is the wiser for his learning.
Plain English is a shortcut to the goal of language learning.
He who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning.
As the poet says, a little learning is a dangerous thing.
Albert is quick at learning.
verb
After talking with you and Professors Titman, Brown and Jemison, I was sure that UT was the right place to continue learning about energy-finance.
After talking with you and Professors Ronn, Brown and Jemison, I was sure that UT was the right place to continue learning about energy-finance.
Your cycle of learning through the school of hard knocks has come to an end, Gemini, and now you're going to start reaping the rewards these "lessons" have left in their wake.
This is the year you're going to be doing a lot of travel and learning about your world, as expansion is the theme.
You will also have the pleasure of learning the Italiano language.
You will also have the experience of learning the bella Sicilian culture, that I have fallen in luv with.
I enjoyed speaking with Dan, and learning more about how the springs are sized for these doors.
I don't like learning irregular verbs.
I started learning Chinese last week.
When did you begin learning German?
What are you learning from the teacher?
Take part in the activity not for money but for learning through experience.
Education does not consist simply in learning a lot of facts.
Education doesn't consist of learning a lot of facts.
Teaching is learning.
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