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I . learn <learnt Am: learned, learnt Am: learned> [lɜːrn, Brit lɜːn] VB trans

learn

to learn right from wrong

saber distinguir o certo do errado

to learn sth by heart

to learn that

II . learn <learnt Am: learned, learnt Am: learned> [lɜːrn, Brit lɜːn] VB intr

learn

to learn about sth/sb

ficar sabendo sobre a. c./alguém

to learn from one's mistakes

aprender com os próprios erros

to learn to do sth

aprender a fazer a. c.

Usage examples with learn

to learn one's lesson

aprender a lição

to learn by experience

aprender com a experiência

to learn that

learn by rote

to learn right from wrong

saber distinguir o certo do errado

to learn from one's mistakes

aprender com os próprios erros

to learn sth by heart

to learn to do sth

aprender a fazer a. c.

to learn the hard way fig

aprender às duras penas

to learn about sth/sb

ficar sabendo sobre a. c./alguém

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

An enthusiastic autodidact, he dropped out of college in 1969 and continued to learn on his own. en.wikipedia.org

Company members put theory to the test and learn to work in a professional system. en.wikipedia.org

She could scan entire towns with her mind, and leaf through the psyches of the inhabitants of a city to learn of their condition or intentions. en.wikipedia.org

Porky goes racing from the building and dashes into the office of the infantry division, proclaiming that he wants to l-l-learn to m-m-march. en.wikipedia.org

We can never correct mistakes made in the past, but we can learn from the past, he told parliamentarians. en.wikipedia.org

Thus, the normal college BEM students don't get to learn a foreign language. en.wikipedia.org

Instead, the people should retreat into introspection, seeking to learn more about themselves so that they could grow in wisdom and strength. en.wikipedia.org

Keep company with him and learn a life of love. jamaica-gleaner.com

Ultrasound technology has made it possible for pregnant women and their families to learn the gender of a foetus early in a pregnancy. en.wikipedia.org

Collectively they learn about the bird flu outbreak. en.wikipedia.org

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