learning Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
acquisition.
- the child's acquisition of language
noun profound scholarly knowledge
eruditeness; encyclopaedism; learnedness; erudition; encyclopedism; scholarship.
verb gain knowledge or skills
acquire; larn; learn.
- She learned dancing from her sister
- I learned Sanskrit
- Children acquire language at an amazing rate
verb get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
pick up; get a line; discover; see; hear; learn; find out; get wind; get word.
- I learned that she has two grown-up children
- I see that you have been promoted
verb commit to memory; learn by heart
learn; memorise; memorize; con.
- Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?
verb be a student of a certain subject
read; study; take; learn.
- She is reading for the bar exam
verb impart skills or knowledge to
teach; instruct; learn.
- I taught them French
- He instructed me in building a boat
verb find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
learn; watch; see; determine; ascertain; find out; check.
- 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

AS. leornung.

The acquisition of knowledge or skill; as, the learning of languages; the learning of telegraphy.
The knowledge or skill received by instruction or study; acquired knowledge or ideas in any branch of science or literature; erudition; literature; science; as, he is a man of great learning. Syn. -- Literature; erudition; lore; scholarship; science; letters. See Literature.