relearn en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɹiːˈləːn/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *leys- Proto-Indo-European *(le-)lóys-e Proto-Germanic *lizanąder. Proto-West Germanic *liʀnōn Old English leornian Middle English lernen English learn English relearn From re- + learn.
Meanings
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(transitive) To learn (something) again.
I had to relearn how to swim properly.
Prison – as was to be relearnt by the French repeatedly in the course of the Algerian war […] – is a marvellous recruiting and training centre.
1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York: Review Books, published 2006, page 111:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| relearned | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| relearned | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| relearnt | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| relearnt | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| relearns | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| relearning | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (7)
wa raprinde (Translations) · fi opetella uudelleen (Translations) · de wieder lernen (Translations) · pt reaprender (Translations) · cmn 重新學習 /重新学习 (Translations) · fr réapprendre (Translations) · th เรียนรู้ (Translations)