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For the verb: "to learn"

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

Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary © 2006 Oxford University Press:

learn /lɜːn/ verb (pt/pp learnt or learned) transitive verb imparare;
~ to swim imparare a nuotare;
I have ~ed that… (heard) sono venuto a sapere che…;
fig he's ~t his lesson ha imparato la lezione intransitive verb imparare;
as I've ~t to my cost come ho imparato a mie spese

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'learn' found in these entries:

English:

aware - hear - mug - pick - to - want

Italian:

apprendere - imparare - memoria - venire

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Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
learn	vtr	(discover) apprendere una notizia	sapere vtr ⇒
			venire a sapere vtr ⇒
Guess what I just learnt by listening to a phone conversation?
US: Guess what I just learned by listening to a phone conversation?
Indovina cosa ho saputo da una conversazione telefonica?.
Indovina cosa sono appena venuto a sapere ascoltando una conversazione telefonica?
learn	vtr	(memorize)	imparare vtr ⇒
The actor had to learn his lines.
L'attore doveva imparare le sue battute.
learn	vtr	(master)	imparare vtr ⇒
			apprendere vtr ⇒
He learnt the art of stone masonry in just three years.
US: He learned the art of stone masonry in just three years.
Ha imparato l'arte muraria in soli tre giorni.
learn	vtr	(know by studying)	imparare vtr ⇒
It took him an hour, but he learnt the twenty Spanish words.
US: It took him an hour, but he learned the twenty Spanish words.
Ci ha messo un'ora, ma ha imparato le venti parole in spagnolo.
learn	vtr	(ascertain)	accertare vtr ⇒
After weeks of work, the detective finally learned who the killer was.
Dopo settimane di lavoro il detective ha finalmente accertato chi era l'assassino.
learn	vtr	(obtain through experience)	imparare vtr ⇒
Children usually start to learn to walk when they are about a year old.
I bambini di solito imparano a camminare quando hanno circa un anno.
Additional Translations
learn	vi	(acquire knowledge)	imparare vtr ⇒
I don't know how to do it, but I'll learn.
Non so farlo, ma imparerò.
learn	vi	(become aware of)	sapere vtr ⇒
		venire a sapere	apprendere vtr ⇒
I only learned of his death yesterday.
Ho saputo della sua morte solo ieri.
Ho appreso della sua morte soltanto ieri.
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
learn a lesson			imparare la lezione
learn a thing or two			imparare un paio di cose vtr
learn about			impararare a
learn about			venire a sapere
learn all about			imparare tutto su
learn by doing			imparare con la pratica
learn by experience			imparare per esperienza
learn from			imparare da
learn from sth			imparare da qualcosa
learn of			venire a sapere
learn the ins and outs			sapere tutto
learn the ropes			imparare i fondamenti
learn to			apprendere a vi
learn to + verb			imparare a + verbo vi
live and learn			vivi e impara
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Forum discussions with the word(s) 'learn' in the title:
Discussioni nei forum nel cui titolo è presente la parola 'learn':

and I thought I would try to learn Italian
are you going to learn some Italian too?
Do you still want me to learn Italian?
encourages people to learn about others' values
first learn
For now I am trying to learn on my own...
Hard to learn, but has high damage-to-tonnage ratio.
Have You Started To Learn Italian Yet? Good luck!
How did you learn to cook?
How to learn tenses
I am going to try to learn...
I am lazy to learn
I am trying to learn
I am trying to learn much more by the end of summer
I am trying very hard to learn Italian on my own..
I can help you learn how to get around
I could learn a little bit of your language
I hope I will learn Italian as fast as I can!
I hope you learn the truth
I just have to learn to let go
I learn from the best!
I like going to school because I see my friends everyday and learn about new and interesting things.
I must learn Italian
I must only speak to you in Italian, otherwise you will learn nothing
I personally think that the younger you are when you learn the better
I think that it is important to have a teacher who is a bit strict so that one is able to learn properly
I want to learn Italian so bad.
I want to learn many languages
I want to learn to speak Italian
I was inspired to learn too
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