learnt
Came to know
Learnt is the past tense and past participle of learn, used primarily in British English: I learnt to drive when I was seventeen.
American English strongly prefers learned, making learnt sound foreign or affected to American ears.
Both forms are correct; the choice is regional.
Grasped the meaning
- comprehendedMentally absorbed meaning
- graspedClutched or understood
- realizedBecame aware of
- recognizedPerceived as familiar
assimilated · retained · memorized · insight · wisdom · awareness · enlightenment · cognition
Brought back mentally
- rememberedBrought back to mind
- memorizedStored in recall
- retainedContinued to hold
- recollectionRecalled mental image
reminiscence · mnemonics · flashback · retrieval · consolidation · repetition · rote · drilled
Involving direct physical engagement
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- apprenticeshipLearning trade through employment
- internshipSupervised professional trial period
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
mastery · proficiency · expertise · competence · skillset · know-how · savvy · familiarity
Examined closely or learned
- schooledFormally taught something
- taughtImparted knowledge to
- tutoredGave private instruction
- instructedGave teaching or orders
educated · trained · lectured · curriculum · syllabus · textbook · homework · assignment
Grew or advanced
- progressedMoved toward completion
- advancedFar along in development
- maturedDeveloped over time
- evolvedChanged through successive generations
improved · cultivated · refined · transformed · adapted · grown · blossomed · flourished
understood
Grasped the meaning
- comprehendedMentally absorbed meaning
- graspedClutched or understood
- realizedBecame aware of
recognized · assimilated · retained · memorized · insight · wisdom · awareness · enlightenment · cognition · intellect
recalled
Brought back mentally
- rememberedBrought back to mind
- memorizedStored in recall
- retainedContinued to hold
recollection · reminiscence · mnemonics · flashback · retrieval · consolidation · repetition · rote · drilled · ingrained
hands-on
Involving direct physical engagement
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- apprenticeshipLearning trade through employment
- internshipSupervised professional trial period
training · mastery · proficiency · expertise · competence · skillset · know-how · savvy · familiarity · acquired
studied
Examined closely or learned
instructed · educated · trained · lectured · curriculum · syllabus · textbook · homework · assignment · thesis
developed
Grew or advanced
- progressedMoved toward completion
- advancedFar along in development
- maturedDeveloped over time
evolved · improved · cultivated · refined · transformed · adapted · grown · blossomed · flourished · expanded
- 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
learn, learning, learned, learner, learns, unlearned, learners, relearn, relearning