larn

/ˈlɑrn/
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Other forms: larned; larning; larns

Definitions of larn
  1. verb
    gain knowledge or skills
    synonyms: acquire, learn
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    relearn
    learn something again, as after having forgotten or neglected it
    catch up
    learn belatedly; find out about something after it happened
    absorb, assimilate, ingest, take in
    take up mentally
    hit the books, study
    learn by reading books
    imbibe
    receive into the mind and retain
    con, learn, memorise, memorize
    commit to memory; learn by heart
    bone, bone up, cram, drum, get up, grind away, mug up, swot, swot up
    study intensively, as before an exam
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