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- [lur-ning]
- /ˈlɜr nɪŋ/
- /ˈlɜː.nɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lur-ning]
- /ˈlɜr nɪŋ/
Definitions of learning word
- noun learning knowledge acquired by systematic study in any field of scholarly application. 2
- noun learning the act or process of acquiring knowledge or skill. 1
- noun learning Psychology. the modification of behavior through practice, training, or experience. 1
- verb with object learning to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience: to learn French; to learn to ski. 1
- verb with object learning to become informed of or acquainted with; ascertain: to learn the truth. 1
- verb with object learning to memorize: He learned the poem so he could recite it at the dinner. 1
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Origin of learning
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English lerning, Old English leornung. See learn, -ing1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Learning
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
learning popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
learning usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for learning
noun learning
- information — knowledge communicated or received concerning a particular fact or circumstance; news: information concerning a crime.
- training — Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- literature — writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays.
- science — a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws: the mathematical sciences.
- study — a room, in a house or other building, set apart for private study, reading, writing, or the like.
adjective learning
- academic — Academic is used to describe things that relate to the work done in schools, colleges, and universities, especially work which involves studying and reasoning rather than practical or technical skills.
- collegiate — Collegiate means belonging or relating to a college or to college students.
Antonyms for learning
noun learning
- ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
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See also
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