learn

learn
[lɜ:n, Am lɜ:rn] vt <learnt or
(Am usu) learned , learnt or (Am usu) learned>
1) (acquire knowledge, skill)
to \learn sth etw lernen;
we'll \learn to get along without him wir werden lernen, ohne ihn zurechtzukommen;
my sister has \learnt to swim meine Schwester hat schwimmen gelernt;
the pupils \learnt what to do when ... die Schüler lernten, was sie zu tun haben, wenn ...;
you'll \learn what to do when we get there du wirst erfahren, was zu tun ist, wenn wir dort ankommen;
has mankind \learnt what the consequences of war are? hat die Menschheit begriffen, was die Folgen von Krieg bedeuten?;
to \learn to live with sth mit etw dat zu leben lernen;
to \learn how to do sth lernen, wie man etw tut;
to \learn that ... lernen, dass ...;
I later \learnt that the message had never arrived ich erfuhr später, dass die Nachricht niemals angekommen war;
2) (hum hist: teach)
to \learn sb jdn lehren;
that'll \learn you! das wird dir eine Lehre sein!
PHRASES:
to \learn sth by heart etw auswendig lernen;
to \learn one's lesson seine Lektion lernen;
to \learn sth the hard way etw auf die harte Tour lernen (fam) vi <learnt or (Am usu) learned , learnt or (Am usu) learned>
1) (master) lernen;
to \learn about sb/sth etwas über jdn/etw lernen;
to \learn by experience aus Erfahrung lernen;
to \learn by [or from] one's mistakes aus seinen Fehlern lernen;
some people never \learn! manche lernens nie!
2) (become aware of)
to \learn about [or of] sth von etw dat erfahren

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