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learning en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈlɝnɪŋ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈlɜːnɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) An act in which something is learned.
  2. (uncountable, usually) Accumulated knowledge.
    • The department head was also a scholar of great learning.
  3. (countable, proscribed, usually) Something that has been learned.
    • “We’ll take the learnings and apply them to the rest of our business.” 2007 April 5, Stuart Elliott, “Online Experiment for Print Magazine”, in New York Times:

Forms

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learnyng alternative, obsolete lexicographic
learnings Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

learning-knight · authentic learning · e-language learning · service-learning · adaptive learning · book learning · informal learning · language learning · lack-learning · mastery learning · federated learning · sleep-learning · metalearning · competition-based learning · context-based learning · hyperlearning · vicarious learning · non-formal learning · active learning · learningless · book-learning · everlearning · machine learning · firsthand learning · out-of-school learning · learning-disabled · cultural learning · nonverbal learning disorder · flipped learning · learning difficulty · e-learning theory · deuterolearning · microlearning · one-shot learning · learning content management system · distance learning · e-learning · learning society · learning season · seat of learning · online learning · learning objective · automated machine learning · recognition of prior learning · zero-shot learning · telelearning · prelearning · hybrid learning · project-based learning · deep learning · antilearning · learning difference · learning diffculty · self-learning · Q-learning · a little learning is a dangerous thing · incremental learning · few-shot learning · potty learning · learning streak · autolearning · design-based learning · nonlearning · inquiry-based learning · cyberlearning · learning by teaching · reinforcement learning · blended learning · learning permit · observational learning

Hyponyms

higher learning · game-based learning

Relateds

learning disability · learning curve

Translations (95)

el γνώση (accumulated knowledge) · de Kenntnis (accumulated knowledge) · ko 학습 (action of the verb) · fi oppi (accumulated knowledge) · yue 學習 /学习 (action of the verb) · tg ёдгирӣ (action of the verb) · nb læring (action of the verb) · uk уче́ння (action of the verb) · kk оқыту (action of the verb) · mk учење (action of the verb) · it formazione (accumulated knowledge) · la doctrina (action of the verb) · ru позна́ние (accumulated knowledge) · ro învățare (action of the verb) · nl geleerde (accumulated knowledge) · bg у́чене (action of the verb) · nl geleerdheid (accumulated knowledge) · fi oppiminen (action of the verb) · az öyrənmə (action of the verb) · it apprendimento (action of the verb) · sl znanje (accumulated knowledge) · ar دَرْس (action of the verb) · eo lernado (action of the verb) · sh у̀че̄ње (action of the verb) · fa-ira تَحْصیل (action of the verb) · es conocimiento (accumulated knowledge) · de Lernen (action of the verb) · kk оқу (action of the verb) · hi शिक्षा (action of the verb) · tr öğrenme (action of the verb) · bg уче́ние (action of the verb) · sv kunskap (accumulated knowledge) · ga foghlaim (action of the verb) · ur تَعَلُّم (action of the verb) · nl kennis (accumulated knowledge) · nv íhooʼaah (accumulated knowledge) · hy սովորում (action of the verb) · ms pembelajaran (accumulated knowledge) · it conoscenza (accumulated knowledge) · ca aprenentatge (action of the verb) · hu tanulás (accumulated knowledge) · ru учёность (accumulated knowledge) · ru изуче́ние (action of the verb) · nl geleerde (accumulated knowledge) · pl uczenie się (action of the verb) · eo lerno (action of the verb) · fa-ira یادْگیری (action of the verb) · de Gelehrsamkeit (accumulated knowledge) · ru уче́ние (action of the verb) · hy ուսում (action of the verb) · tg таҳсил (action of the verb) · ga léann (accumulated knowledge) · ar تَعَلُّم (action of the verb) · ro instruire (action of the verb) · pt aprendizagem (action of the verb) · fr apprentissage (action of the verb) · el μόρφωση (accumulated knowledge) · ru уче́ние (accumulated knowledge) · uz oʻqish (action of the verb) · es aprendizaje (action of the verb) · la doctrina (accumulated knowledge) · sh ùčēnje (action of the verb) · sk učenie (action of the verb) · grc μάθησις (action of the verb) · be вучэ́нне (action of the verb) · ja 学習 (action of the verb) · fa-ira تَعَلُّم (action of the verb) · el πολυμάθεια (accumulated knowledge) · ka სწავლა (action of the verb) · sv lärdom (action of the verb) · ga léann (action of the verb) · nl leren (action of the verb) · bn শিক্ষা (accumulated knowledge) · fi oppineisuus (accumulated knowledge) · th การเรียนรู้ (action of the verb) · be вучэ́ньне (action of the verb) · sl učenje (action of the verb) · hi पढ़ाई (action of the verb) · it insegnamento (action of the verb) · nrf apprendrie (action of the verb) · hu tanulás (action of the verb) · ms belajar (action of the verb) · pt aprendizado (accumulated knowledge) · ur پَڑْھائی (action of the verb) · sw ujifunzaji (action of the verb) · cmn 學習 /学习 (action of the verb) · da læring (action of the verb) · pdt Jelieeheit (accumulated knowledge) · ru обуче́ние (action of the verb) · bg позна́ние (accumulated knowledge) · ru учёба (action of the verb) · ru зна́ние (accumulated knowledge) · ro învățătură (accumulated knowledge) · cs učení (action of the verb) · el μάθηση (action of the verb)

learning en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈlɝnɪŋ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈlɜːnɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of learn
    form of learn
    • I'm learning to ride a unicycle.
    • The system is still learning though, and will improve how it handles situations thanks to crowd-sourced data from across the Mercedes network. 2024 May 4, Mat Gallagher, “I tried Mercedes’ new autonomous driving in busy city streets – it's mind-blowing”, in T3:

Forms

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learnyng alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Relateds

Pierian spring