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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

learnt en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈlɜːnt/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈlɝnt/ (Canada, General-American)
  • (UK) audio

Etymology

From Middle English lernd, lernde, equivalent to learn + -t.

Meanings

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, form-of, past, qualifier:African-American Vernacular) simple past of learn
    form of learn
    • I learnt so many things in this school.
  2. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, form-of, participle, past, qualifier:African-American Vernacular) past participle of learn
    form of learn
    • She has learnt to adapt to the changes quickly.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
learned Canada, Philippines, US, alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

unlearnt · prelearnt