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learning

n. uncountable
A2 Elementary Oxford US //ˈɫɝnɪŋ// UK //lˈɜːnɪŋ// learn·ing General-service

n. the process of getting new knowledge or skills by studying, practicing, or being taught.

n. the acquisition of knowledge or skills through experience, study, or by being taught.


SIMPLE

Online tools can make learning a new language much easier.

CONTEXTUAL

The school focuses on active learning where students participate in experiments rather than just reading books.

COMPLEX

Lifelong learning has become essential in the modern economy as rapid technological shifts require workers to constantly update their professional skill sets.

Synonyms
Origin

From Middle English lernyng, lernynge, from Old English leornung (“learning, study”), from Proto-West Germanic *liʀnungu (“learning”), equivalent to learn + -ing. Cognate with Old Saxon lernunga, German Lernung.

Usage

Uncountable when referring to the general process; occasionally countable in academic contexts when referring to specific types of knowledge acquisition.

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