verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past of learn Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, form-of, past

   "I learnt so many things in this school."

2. 2
   past participle of learn Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, form-of, participle, past

   "She has learnt to adapt to the changes quickly."

Synonyms

All synonyms

acquired

Example

More examples

"I am afraid that neither from them nor from books have I learnt much that greatly profited me."

Etymology

From Middle English lernd, lernde, equivalent to learn + -t.

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