Tra từ learn - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

learn [learn learns learned learnt learning] BrE [lɜːn] NAmE [lɜːrn] verb (learnt, learntBrE [lɜːnt] ; NAmE [lɜːrnt] )or (learned, learned)
1. transitive, intransitive to gain knowledge or skill by studying, from experience, from being taught, etc
•~ sth to learn a language/a musical instrument/a skill
•~ sth from sb/sth I learned a lot from my father.
•~ sth from doing sth You can learn a great deal just from watching other players.
•~ (about sth) She's very keen to learn about Japanese culture.
•The book is about how children learn.
•~ to do sth He's learning to dance.
•~ how, what, etc… He's still learning how to dance.
•Today we learnt how to use the new software.
2. intransitive, transitive to become aware of sth by hearing about it from sb else
Syn: ↑discover
•~ of/about sth I learnt of her arrival from a close friend.
•~ (that)… We were very surprised to learn (that) she had got married again.
•~ who, what, etc… We only learned who the new teacher was a few days ago.
•~ sth How did they react when they learned the news?
•it is learned that… It has been learned that 500 jobs are to be lost at the factory.
3. transitive ~ sth to study and repeat sth in order to be able to remember it
Syn: ↑memorize
• We have to learn one of Hamlet's speeches for school tomorrow.
4. intransitive, transitive to gradually change your attitudes about sth so that you behave in a different way
•~ (from sth) I'm sure she'll learn from her mistakes.
•~ (that)… He'll just have to learn (that) he can't always have his own way.
•~ to do sth I soon learned not to ask too many questions.
more at know/learn/find sth to your cost at ↑cost _n., you live and learn at ↑live ¹, show sb/know/learn the ropes at ↑rope _n.
Idioms: ↑learn the hard way ▪ ↑learn your lesson
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English leornian ‘learn’ (in Middle English also ‘teach’), of West Germanic origin; related to German lernen, also to ↑lore.

Thesaurus:
learn verb
1. T, I
•Did you learn German at school?
study • • do • • memorize • • pick sth up • • know • • master • • learn/know sth by heart • • get the hang of sth • |formal acquire •
learn/pick up/know sth from sb/sth
learn/memorize/pick up/know/master/get the hang of what…
learn/study/do/pick up/know/master/acquire a language
2. I, T (not usually used in the progressive tenses)
•I learned the news from a close friend.
discover • • find out (sth) • • hear •
learn/find out/hear about sth
learn/discover/find out the facts/truth/secret/identity
be surprised/shocked/delighted/interested to learn/discover/find out/hear sth

Vocabulary Building:
Learning
learn▪ He’s learning Spanish/to swim.
study▪ She studied chemistry for three years.
revise (BrE) (NAmE review) ▪ In this class we’ll revise/review what we did last week.
practise (BrE) (NAmE practice) ▪ If you practise speaking English, you’ll soon improve.
rehearse▪ We only had two weeks to rehearse the play.

Example Bank:
•Children learn very quickly.
•He was eager to learn all she could teach him.
•I was surprised to learn that he was only 23.
•I've got a lot to learn, haven't I?
•She learned from watching others.
•Some people never learn, do they?
•The children learn about art by painting.
•They soon learn that bad behaviour is a sure-fire way of getting attention.
•We first learned of the problem from her school.
•You still have a lot to learn.
•learning about art
•Did you ever learn any languages?
•Everyone learns in a slightly different way.
•He learned to ride when he was about three years old.
•He'll just have to learn (that) he can't always have his own way.
•I learned of her arrival from a close friend.
•I'll need to learn how to use the new software.
•I'm sure she'll learn from her mistakes.
•I've forgotten most of what I learned at school.
•It's a bit overwhelming at first but don't worry, you'll soon learn.
•Most of the kids here are eager to learn.
•She's still quite young and she's got a lot to learn.
•She's very interested in learning more about Japanese culture.
•We have to learn one of Hamlet's speeches for school tomorrow.
•We were very surprised to learn that she had got married again.
•You can learn a great deal just from watching the other players.
•You'll have to learn your lines by next week.