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to larn

to larn

1 9.9
To get knowledge and skill by study or practice
  • verb
  • Archaic
: aprender
  • I want to larn more about history.

Examples

  • You’ll larn a lot here if you pay attention to the old folks.

  • She larns quickly from her mistakes.

  • He never did larn to swim, despite living by the river all his life.

  • She reckoned she could larn him a thing or two about farming.

  • If you want to improve your skills, you must larn from your experiences.

  • He hopes to larn a new language before traveling abroad.

  • In order to succeed, you need to larn from both successes and failures.

Synonyms

to learn
vsto larn
∞ 1.0

Get knowledge and skills in a subject by study or practice

is the dialect form of the same meaning
to acquire
vsto larn
468 3.3

To get something or learn a skill over time

focuses on gaining knowledge or skill rather than obtaining objects

How Well

to master
181 4.1
to understand
∞ 1.0
to larn
  • Archaic
1 9.9
to pick up
776 2.6

Surface Forms

larn infinitive
larned past
larned past participle
larning present participle
larns third person singular

Etymology

The word larn is a regional way of saying learn, the same root you see in learner, and it comes from an old English verb meaning 'to get knowledge'. So, larn simply means 'to learn' and is like saying learn in a regional accent.