· the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language"

Synonym(s): acquisition

Hypernym(s): basic_cognitive_process

· profound scholarly knowledge

Synonym(s): eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, scholarship, encyclopedism, encyclopaedism

Hypernym(s): education

· gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"

Synonym(s): larn, acquire

· get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"

Synonym(s): hear, get_word, get_wind, pick_up, find_out, get_a_line, discover, see

· commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?"

Synonym(s): memorize, memorise, con

Hypernym(s): study, hit_the_books

· be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"

Synonym(s): study, read, take

· impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"

Synonym(s): teach, instruct

Hypernym(s): inform

· find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"

Synonym(s): determine, check, find_out, see, ascertain, watch