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For the verb: "to learn"

Simple Past:	learned, learnt
Past Participle:	learned, learnt

learn
A	verb
	1	learn, larn, acquire
			acquire or gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"

	2	learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see
			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"

	3	learn, study, read, take
			be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"

	4	memorize, memorise, con, learn
			commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?"
		Category Tree: learn; larn; acquire ╚study; hit the books ╚memorize, memorise, con, learn ╚understudy; alternate
	5	teach, learn, instruct
			impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚communicate; intercommunicate ╚inform ╚teach, learn, instruct ╚induct ╚spoonfeed ╚reinforce; reward ╚catechize; catechise ╚drill ╚indoctrinate ╚train; develop; prepare; educate
	6	determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn
			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"

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