learn

verb

1. 1

   gain knowledge or skills

   She learned dancing from her sister

   I learned Sanskrit

2. 2

   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. 3

   be a student of a certain subject

   She is reading for the bar exam

4. 4

   commit to memory; learn by heart

   Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?

5. 5

   impart skills or knowledge to

   I taught them French

   He instructed me in building a boat

6. 6

   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