noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈlɝnɪŋ/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈlɜːnɪŋ/
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rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)nɪŋ
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
An act in which something is learned.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Accumulated knowledge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
The department head was also a scholar of great learning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Something that has been learned.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, proscribed, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of learn
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Examples
I'm learning to ride a unicycle.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the child's acquisition of language
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: acquisition
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: basic cognitive process
Narrower terms: conditioning, developmental learning, digestion, education, internalization, internalisation, incorporation, imprinting, language learning, memorization, memorisation, committal to memory, study, work, transfer, transfer of training, carry-over
6
noun
Meaning 6
profound scholarly knowledge
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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.
Across languages
Translations
94 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
تَعَلُّم
(taʕallum)
— action of the verb
Arabic:
دَرْس
(dars)
— action of the verb
Armenian:
սովորում
(sovorum)
— action of the verb
Armenian:
ուսում
(usum)
— action of the verb
Azerbaijani:
öyrənmə
— action of the verb
Belarusian:
вучэ́нне
(vučénnje)
— action of the verb
Belarusian:
вучэ́ньне
(vučénʹnje)
— action of the verb
Bulgarian:
у́чене
(účene)
— action of the verb
Bulgarian:
уче́ние
(učénie)
— action of the verb
Catalan:
aprenentatge
— action of the verb
Chinese Cantonese:
學習 /学习
(hok6 zaap6)
— action of the verb
Chinese Mandarin:
學習 /学习
(xuéxí)
— action of the verb
Czech:
učení
— action of the verb
Danish:
læring
— action of the verb
Dutch:
leren
— action of the verb
Esperanto:
lernado
— action of the verb
Esperanto:
lerno
— action of the verb
Finnish:
oppiminen
— action of the verb
French:
apprentissage
— action of the verb
Georgian:
სწავლა
(sc̣avla)
— action of the verb
German:
Lernen
— action of the verb
Greek:
μάθηση
(máthisi)
— action of the verb
Ancient Greek:
μάθησις
(máthēsis)
— action of the verb
Hindi:
शिक्षा
(śikṣā)
— action of the verb
Hindi:
पढ़ाई
(paṛhāī)
— action of the verb
Hungarian:
tanulás
— action of the verb
Irish:
foghlaim
— action of the verb
Irish:
léann
— action of the verb
Italian:
apprendimento
— action of the verb
Italian:
insegnamento
— action of the verb
Japanese:
学習
(gakushū)
— action of the verb
Kazakh:
оқу
(oqu)
— action of the verb
Kazakh:
оқыту
(oqytu)
— action of the verb
Korean:
학습
(hakseup)
— action of the verb
Latin:
doctrina
— action of the verb
Macedonian:
учење
(učenje)
— action of the verb
Malay:
belajar
— action of the verb
Norman:
apprendrie
— action of the verb
Norwegian Bokmål:
læring
— action of the verb
Iranian Persian:
یادْگیری
(yâdgiri)
— action of the verb
Iranian Persian:
تَعَلُّم
(ta'allom)
— action of the verb
Iranian Persian:
تَحْصیل
(tahsil)
— action of the verb
Polish:
uczenie się
— action of the verb
Portuguese:
aprendizagem
— action of the verb
Romanian:
instruire
— action of the verb
Romanian:
învățare
— action of the verb
Russian:
учёба
(učóba)
— action of the verb
Russian:
уче́ние
(učénije)
— action of the verb
Russian:
изуче́ние
(izučénije)
— action of the verb
Russian:
обуче́ние
(obučénije)
— action of the verb
Serbo-Croatian:
у̀че̄ње
— action of the verb
Serbo-Croatian:
ùčēnje
— action of the verb
Slovak:
učenie
— action of the verb
Slovene:
učenje
— action of the verb
Spanish:
aprendizaje
— action of the verb
Swedish:
lärdom
— action of the verb
Tajik:
таҳсил
(tahsil)
— action of the verb
Tajik:
ёдгирӣ
(yodgiri)
— action of the verb
Thai:
การเรียนรู้
(gaan-riian-rúu)
— action of the verb