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Universal Words or (learned, learned) 1 ~ (sth) (from sb/sth) to gain knowledge or skill by studying, from experience, from being taught, etc: [VN] to learn a language / a musical instrument / a skill * I learned a lot from my father. * You can learn a great deal just from watching other players. * [V] She's very keen to learn about Japanese culture. * The book is about how children learn. * [Vtoinf, Vwh-] He's learning to dance. * He's still learning how to dance. * [Vwh-] Today we learnt how to use the new software. -< DISCOVER 2 ~ (of / about) sth to become aware of sth by hearing about it from sb else: [V] I learnt of her arrival from a close friend. * [V(that)] We were very surprised to learn (that) she had got married again. * [Vwh-] We only learned who the new teacher was a few days ago. * [VN] How did they react when they learned the news? [also VNthat] 3 [VN] to study and repeat sth in order to be able to remember it SYNMEMORIZE: We have to learn one of Hamlet's speeches for school tomorrow. 4 ~ (from sth) to gradually change your attitudes about sth so that you behave in a different way: [V] I'm sure she'll learn from her mistakes. * [V(that)] He'll just have to learn (that) he can't always have his own way. * [Vtoinf] I soon learned not to ask too many questions. IDIOMS learn (sth) the hard way to find out how to behave by learning from your mistakes or from unpleasant experiences, rather than from being told learn your lesson to learn what to do or not to do in the future because you have had a bad experience in the past moreatCOSTn., LIVE, ROPEn. ______________________________ VOCABULARYBUILDING learning learn He's learning Spanish / to swim / how to drive. study She studied chemistry for three years. cram I can't go out tonight - I'm cramming for the exam. revise (BrE) (AmE review) In this class we'll revise/review what we did last week. practise (BrE) (AmE practice) If you practise speaking English, you'll soon improve. rehearse We only had two weeks to rehearse the play. ______________________________