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to relearn

to relearn

13 4.1
To study or practice something you once knew but forgot
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈlɜrn/
translation icon : reaprender
  • How quickly could you relearn to ride a bike?
  • relearn the same lessons

How quickly could you relearn to ride a bike?

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Examples

  • And she it took her two years to relearn how to walk.

  • But it turns out that to actually do it properly, you have to relearn how to speak.

  • So it was a big year shift for me and I had to relearn how I learn.

  • So I kind of had to relearn the hard way not to do that.

  • I decided to relearn the language when I realized that my mother was getting ready to die.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Almost every spring, I seem to find myself trying to learn or relearn the language of a country I'm about to visit.

  • It's easier to relearn things, so you tend to pick up things a little bit quicker.

  • Under my leadership, you will relearn the arts of discipline and excellence.

  • See, I've been married a while, So I'm having to relearn all this stuff I thought I knew.

  • After his injury, he had to relearn how to ride his bicycle safely.

Synonyms

to learn
vsto relearn
1.0

Remember words and facts so you can say them later

refers to gaining knowledge initially, not recovering what was forgotten
to memorize
vsto relearn
175 2.3

Learn something so you can remember it exactly

is motivated by recovering previously held knowledge after forgetting or long pause
to refresh
vsto relearn
50 2.8

Help someone or yourself remember something forgotten

usually needs deeper repetition and practice rather than a brief reminder
to refresh memory
vsto relearn
24 3.4

To help someone remember things they learned before

requires more effort to restore knowledge than a quick reminder does
to refamiliarize
vsto relearn
  • US
1 6.5

To learn or help someone remember how to use something again after not using it for a while

focuses on getting full knowledge back rather than simply regaining familiarity
to restudy
vsto relearn
3.1

To go over something again to understand or remember it

is done because someone forgot earlier or has not done it for a long time

Antonyms

1.0

Not remember something you should remember

How Well

to master
191 4.1
to relearn
13 4.1
to review
106 1.8

Surface Forms

relearn infinitive
relearned past
relearned past participle
relearning present participle
relearns third person singular

Morphology

relearn = learn (transparent) = re + learn

This is a standard and fully compositional use of 're-' meaning 'again' added to 'learn'.

Etymology

Relearn is built from the prefix re- meaning 'again' and the verb learn, so it literally means 'learn again'. Use it when you need to learn something you once knew but forgot, for example after an injury or a long break.