learn
Gain new knowledge
Learn is a verb whose meaning is complementary to teach: Teachers teach students in order that students will learn.
Many things we learn directly from our experience, as is the case when someone learns a lesson.
If you learn a poem or the dialogue of a play, you memorize it.
If you learn a dance or a piece of music, you are able to perform it.
If you say that someone will never learn, you believe that they won’t benefit from their experience.
Take in fully
- assimilateAbsorb and incorporate fully
- graspSeize or understand
- comprehendTo fully understand
- internalizeAdopt beliefs as one's own
digest · understand · pick up · retain · memorize · recall · remember · incorporate
Place of instruction
- universityHigher education institution
- classroomEducational instruction space
- teacherOne who instructs others
- studentOne formally enrolled somewhere
textbook · curriculum · lecture · diploma · degree · syllabus · tuition · academia
Sudden profound insight
- realizationGrasping what's true
- aha momentSudden flash of understanding
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- clarityState of being understandable
understanding · discernment · awareness · perception · comprehension · breakthrough · discovery · illumination
Developing abilities through practice
- drillHole-boring device
- exerciseActivity for fitness
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- repetitionAct of redoing
coaching · tutoring · apprenticeship · hands-on · workshop · practice · discipline · routine
Request for information
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- discoveryAct of finding something
- interestAttention, stake, or fee
fascination · wonder · inquisitiveness · eagerness · enthusiasm · experimentation · investigation · seeking
Skilled performance level
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
- competenceAdequate ability to function
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
virtuosity · adeptness · skill · prowess · craftsmanship · specialization · authority · excellence
Interpreting written text
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- note-takingRecording information while listening
- flashcardsPaper memorization tools
- revisionAltering to improve
research · review · preparation · memorization · cramming · annotation · highlighting · outlining
Progress toward maturity
- progressMovement toward improvement
- improvementPositive change in quality
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
maturation · enrichment · cultivation · transformation · broadening · deepening · expansion · personal growth
absorb
Take in fully
- assimilateAbsorb and incorporate fully
- graspSeize or understand
- comprehendTo fully understand
internalize · digest · understand · pick up · retain · memorize · recall · remember · incorporate · integrate
school
Place of instruction
- universityHigher education institution
- classroomEducational instruction space
- teacherOne who instructs others
student · textbook · curriculum · lecture · diploma · degree · syllabus · tuition · academia · professor
epiphany
Sudden profound insight
- realizationGrasping what's true
- aha momentSudden flash of understanding
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
clarity · understanding · discernment · awareness · perception · comprehension · breakthrough · discovery · illumination · recognition
training
Developing abilities through practice
repetition · coaching · tutoring · apprenticeship · hands-on · workshop · practice · discipline · routine · trial and error
inquiry
Request for information
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- discoveryAct of finding something
interest · fascination · wonder · inquisitiveness · eagerness · enthusiasm · experimentation · investigation · seeking · probing
proficiency
Skilled performance level
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
- competenceAdequate ability to function
command · virtuosity · adeptness · skill · prowess · craftsmanship · specialization · authority · excellence · aptitude
reading
Interpreting written text
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- note-takingRecording information while listening
- flashcardsPaper memorization tools
revision · research · review · preparation · memorization · cramming · annotation · highlighting · outlining · summarizing
development
Progress toward maturity
- progressMovement toward improvement
- improvementPositive change in quality
- advancementForward movement or promotion
evolution · maturation · enrichment · cultivation · transformation · broadening · deepening · expansion · personal growth · self-improvement
- learningclasses, instruction, studying, lesson, education
- regular verbswalk, walked, talk, talked, play
- cognitionthinking, reasoning, thought, cognition, remembering
- adaptadapt, adjust, acclimate, accommodate, accustom
- motivational phrasesdream big, try harder, no excuses, overcome, improve
- educationeducation, school, schools, teachers, students
learnforget
Fail to recall
unlearn · lose · disremember · misremember · let go of
- to learnGain knowledge or skill
- live and learnAccepting lessons from mistakes
- learn the hard wayGain wisdom through suffering
- learning curveRate of skill acquisition
- learn the ropesAcquire essential working knowledge
- learning the hard wayGaining knowledge through suffering consequences
learning, learned, learner, learns, unlearned, learnt, unlearn, relearn, relearning