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Learnt

/ˈlɜːnt/

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

📖 Definitions of "Learnt"

verb
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    To attend a course or other educational activity.

  3. 3

    To gain knowledge from a bad experience so as to improve.

    "learn from one's mistakes"

  4. 4

    To study.

    "I learn medicine."

verb
  1. 1

    To teach.

    "Give him a clip round the ear. That'll learn him!"

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Learnt"

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WordDefinition
trainedHaving undergone a course of training (sometimes in combination).
drawverbSenses relating to exerting force or pulling.
lessonverbA section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
printed(of information or a document) Put down on paper by a printing press or a computer printer.
teachverb(ditransitive) To pass on knowledge to.
calledHaving been called.
knowledgeverb(obsolete) To confess as true; to acknowledge.
knownnounAccepted, familiar, researched.
informedInstructed; having knowledge of a fact or area of education.
understandverb(transitive, intransitive, of communication or means of communication: words, statements, signs, etc.) To know the meaning of; to parse or have parsed correctly; to comprehend.
knowverb(transitive) To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that.
understoodverbHaving been comprehended.
hearverb(intransitive, stative) To perceive sounds through the ear.
heardnounThat has been perceived aurally.
taken(informal) In a serious romantic relationship.
advisedInformed, appraised or made aware.
comeverbTo move toward the speaker.
studiedverbPracticed; self-conscious; careful; not spontaneous.
derivedA product of derivation
fireddismissed, terminated from employment.

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