learn – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of learn

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to learn
Participle: learnt; learned
Gerund: learning

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ilearn
youlearn
he;she;itlearns
welearn
youlearn
theylearn

Perfect

Ihave learnt; learned
youhave learnt; learned
he;she;ithas learnt; learned
wehave learnt; learned
youhave learnt; learned
theyhave learnt; learned

Past

Ilearnt; learned
youlearnt; learned
he;she;itlearnt; learned
welearnt; learned
youlearnt; learned
theylearnt; learned

Pluperfect

Ihad learnt; learned
youhad learnt; learned
he;she;ithad learnt; learned
wehad learnt; learned
youhad learnt; learned
theyhad learnt; learned

Future

Iwill learn
youwill learn
he;she;itwill learn
wewill learn
youwill learn
theywill learn

Future Perfect

Iwill have learnt; learned
youwill have learnt; learned
he;she;itwill have learnt; learned
wewill have learnt; learned
youwill have learnt; learned
theywill have learnt; learned

Subjunctive

Present

Ilearn
youlearn
he;she;itlearn
welearn
youlearn
theylearn

Perfect

Ihave learnt; learned
youhave learnt; learned
he;she;ithave learnt; learned
wehave learnt; learned
youhave learnt; learned
theyhave learnt; learned

Imperfect

Ilearnt; learned
youlearnt; learned
he;she;itlearnt; learned
welearnt; learned
youlearnt; learned
theylearnt; learned

Pluperfect

Ihad learnt; learned
youhad learnt; learned
he;she;ithad learnt; learned
wehad learnt; learned
youhad learnt; learned
theyhad learnt; learned

Conditional

Present

Iwould learn
youwould learn
he;she;itwould learn
wewould learn
youwould learn
theywould learn

Perfect

Iwould have learnt; learned
youwould have learnt; learned
he;she;itwould have learnt; learned
wewould have learnt; learned
youwould have learnt; learned
theywould have learnt; learned

Imperative

youlearn
weLet's learn
youlearn

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam learning
youare learning
he;she;itis learning
weare learning
youare learning
theyare learning

Perfect

Ihave been learning
youhave been learning
he;she;ithas been learning
wehave been learning
youhave been learning
theyhave been learning

Past

Iwas learning
youwere learning
he;she;itwas learning
wewere learning
youwere learning
theywere learning

Pluperfect

Ihad been learning
youhad been learning
he;she;ithad been learning
wehad been learning
youhad been learning
theyhad been learning

Future

Iwill be learning
youwill be learning
he;she;itwill be learning
wewill be learning
youwill be learning
theywill be learning

Future Perfect

Iwill have been learning
youwill have been learning
he;she;itwill have been learning
wewill have been learning
youwill have been learning
theywill have been learning

Conditional

Present

Iwould be learning
youwould be learning
he;she;itwould be learning
wewould be learning
youwould be learning
theywould be learning

Perfect

Iwould have been learning
youwould have been learning
he;she;itwould have been learning
wewould have been learning
youwould have been learning
theywould have been learning

Other

Verbs similar to 'learn'

dearn, earn, lean, lear, yearn, awarn, barn, bean, bear, beard,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

master
acquire, ascertain, get, detect, discover, memorize, study
discover
determine, unearth

Antonyms

to lose remembrance of
remember, forget
discover
cover, hide, conceal, secrete

Additional Information

Cf. Old English leornian (learn), pennan (pen), smellan (smell), spellian (spell) and spillan (spill).

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. O.E. leornian "to get knowledge, be cultivated," from P.Gmc. *liznojan (cf. O.Fris. lernia, O.H.G. lernen, Ger. lernen "to learn," Goth. lais "I know), with a base sense of "to follow or find the track," from PIE *leis- "track." Related to Ger. Gleis "track," and to O.E. læst "sole of the foot" (see last (n.)). The transitive sense (He learned me how to read), now vulgar, was acceptable from c.1200 until early 19c., from O.E. læran "to teach" (cf. M.E. lere, Ger. lehren "to teach;" see lore), and is preserved in the adj. learned "having knowledge gained by study" (c.1340).
2. From Middle English lernen (“to learn", also, "to teach"”), from Old English leornian (“to learn", rarely also, "to teach”), from Proto-West Germanic *liʀnōn, from Proto-Germanic *lizaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(le-)lóys-e, stative from the root *leys- (“track, furrow, trace, trail”).
3. The spelling with ⟨ea⟩ is of Early Modern English origin and reflects a lengthening of /ɛ~e/ to /eː/ before /rn/ in Late Old English or Early Middle English, then later lowering to /ɛː/; the modern pronunciation reflects still later reshortening.
4. Cognate with Old Frisian lernia, lerna (“to learn”), Middle Low German lernen (“to learn", also, "to teach”), Middle Dutch leernen (“to learn", also, "to teach”) (whence Dutch lernen (“to study scripture”)), German lernen (“to learn”). See also lore and lear. See: Old English 'leornian', Proto-Germanic '*lizaną', Old Frisian 'lernia', Dutch 'lernen', German, old spelling 'lernen'.

Verbs referencing "learn"

Esperanto lerni, Norwegian, nynorsk læra, Ido lernar, Cimbrian lirnan, Cimbrian liirnan, Alemannic German lérne, Alemannic German lërne.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] of Boston, is referable to the quiet influence of the University of Cambridge, which is within three or four miles of the city. The resident professors at that university are gentlemen of learning and varied attainments; and are, without one exception that I can call to mind, men who would shed a grace upon, and do honour to, any society in the civilised world. Many of the resident gentry in [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] could lay her hands upon. She followed her mother, and felt her hands and arms, as she was occupied about the house; and her disposition to imitate, led her to repeat everything herself. She even learned to sew a little, and to knit. ’ (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • ‘The same process was then repeated with all the articles which she could handle; and she very easily learned to place the proper labels upon them. It was evident, however, that the only intellectual exercise was that of imitation and memory. She recollected that the label book was placed upon a [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • ‘This was the period, about three months after she had commenced, that the first report of her case was made, in which it was stated that “ she has just learned the manual alphabet, as used by the deaf mutes, and it is a subject of delight and wonder to see how rapidly, correctly, and eagerly, she goes on with her labours. Her teacher gives her a new [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] if she have no occupation, she evidently amuses herself by imaginary dialogues, or by recalling past impressions; she counts with her fingers, or spells out names of things which she has recently learned, in the manual alphabet of the deaf mutes. In this lonely self-communion she seems to reason, reflect, and argue; if she spell a word wrong with the fingers of her right hand, she instantly strikes [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • ‘He learned more than a half-dozen letters in half an hour, and seemed delighted with his success, at least in gaining approbation. His attention then began to flag, and I commenced playing with him. It was [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • ‘When he was tired with play I took him back to the table, and he was quite ready to begin again his process of imitation. He soon learned to make the letters for key, pen, pin; and by having the object repeatedly placed in his hand, he at last perceived the relation I wished to establish between them. This was [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] you have concluded to stop. Your answer in the negative naturally leads to more questions in reference to your intended route (always pronounced rout ); and wherever you are going, you invariably learn that you ca n't get there without immense difficulty and danger, and that all the great sights are somewhere else. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ But it an't all I want, by a long jump, ” said Tom. “ Ye don't think I did business with you, down in Natchez, for nothing, Haley; I 've learned to hold an eel, when I catch him. You 've got to fork over fifty dollars, flat down, or this child don't start a peg. I know yer. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] and not to discolour the stairs. In public buildings, visitors are implored, through the same agency, to squirt the essence of their quids, or ‘plugs, ’ as I have heard them called by gentlemen learned in this kind of sweetmeat, into the national spittoons, and not about the bases of the marble columns. But in some parts, this custom is inseparably mixed up with every meal and morning call, and [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • ♪ You underestimate me ♪ ♪ In this journey of life ♪ ♪ I learned from the games That he loved to play ♪ (Highest 2 Lowest)
  • ♪ But standing on the Shoulders of my kitties ♪ ♪ I 'm learning to fly ♪ (Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties)