Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun learning
2 senses of learning
Sense 1
learning, acquisition -- (the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language")
=> basic cognitive process -- (cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge)
Sense 2
eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, learning, scholarship, encyclopedism, encyclopaedism -- (profound scholarly knowledge)
=> education -- (knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; "it was clear that he had a very broad education")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb learn
6 senses of learn
Sense 1
learn, larn, acquire -- (gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate")
Sense 2
learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see -- (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")
Sense 3
memorize, memorise, con, learn -- (commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?")
=> study, hit the books -- (learn by reading books; "He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now")
Sense 4
learn, study, read, take -- (be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam")
Sense 5
teach, learn, instruct -- (impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat")
=> inform -- (impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights")
Sense 6
determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, 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")