All learn synonyms
learn
L l verb learn
- discover β to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
- get β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- read β to look at carefully so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.): to read a book; to read music.
- study β a room, in a house or other building, set apart for private study, reading, writing, or the like.
- pick up β to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- receive β to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered): to receive many gifts.
- master β botmaster
- gain β to make a gain or gains in.
- determine β If a particular factor determines the nature of a thing or event, it causes it to be of a particular kind.
- grasp β to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms.
- review β a form of theatrical entertainment in which recent events, popular fads, etc., are parodied.
- understand β to perceive the meaning of; grasp the idea of; comprehend: to understand Spanish; I didn't understand your question.
- see β to perceive with the eyes; look at.
- hear β to perceive by the ear: Didn't you hear the doorbell?
- matriculate β to enroll in a college or university as a candidate for a degree.
- memorize β to commit to memory; learn by heart: to memorize a poem.
- prepare β to put in proper condition or readiness: to prepare a patient for surgery.
- imbibe β to consume (liquids) by drinking; drink: He imbibed great quantities of iced tea.
- peruse β to read through with thoroughness or care: to peruse a report.
- grind β to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens.
- lucubrate β to work, write, or study laboriously, especially at night.
- attain β If you attain something, you gain it or achieve it, often after a lot of effort.
- cram β If you cram things or people into a container or place, you put them into it, although there is hardly enough room for them.
- con β Con is the written abbreviation for constable, when it is part of a policeman's title.
- apprentice β An apprentice is a young person who works for someone in order to learn their skill.
- unearth β to dig or get out of the earth; dig up.
- detect β To detect something means to find it or discover that it is present somewhere by using equipment or making an investigation.
- tumble β to fall helplessly down, end over end, as by losing one's footing, support, or equilibrium; plunge headlong: to tumble down the stairs.
- gather β to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops.
- ascertain β If you ascertain the truth about something, you find out what it is, especially by making a deliberate effort to do so.
- uncover β to lay bare; disclose; reveal.
- discern β to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend: They discerned a sail on the horizon.
- absorb β If something absorbs a liquid, gas, or other substance, it soaks it up or takes it in.
- acquire β If you acquire something, you buy or obtain it for yourself, or someone gives it to you.
- hit the books β to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- swot β to study or work hard.
- mug up β If you mug up a subject or mug up on it, you study it quickly, so that you can remember the main facts about it.
- enroll β Officially register as a member of an institution or a student on a course.
- memorise β to commit to memory; learn by heart: to memorize a poem.
- find out β to come upon by chance; meet with: He found a nickel in the street.
- realise β to grasp or understand clearly.
- realize β to grasp or understand clearly.
- take in β the act of taking.
- commit to memory β to learn by heart; memorize
- get the hang of β to understand the technique of doing something
- soak up β to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid.
- catch on β If you catch on to something, you understand it, or realize that it is happening.
- dig up β to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
- smoke out β the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance, especially the gray, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or other organic matter.