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"
If you learn something such as a poem or a role in a play, you study or repeat the words so that you can remember them. He learned this song as an inmate at a Texas prison. see also learned, learning
acquire or gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"
acquire or gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate" 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" be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam
If you learn of something, you find out about it. It was only after his death that she learned of his affair with Betty It didn't come as a shock to learn that the fuel and cooling systems are the most common causes of breakdown the Admiral, who, on learning who I was, wanted to meet me. = find out
If people learn to behave or react in a particular way, they gradually start to behave in that way as a result of a change in attitudes. You have to learn to face your problem We are learning how to confront death instead of avoiding its reality