Standard Lemma guide

relearn

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ɹiːˈləːn/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: R IY0 L EH1 R N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To learn (something) again.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • I had to relearn how to swim properly.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

learn something again, as after having forgotten or neglected it

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • After the accident, he could not walk for months and had to relearn how to walk down stairs

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: learn, larn, acquire

History

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.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 重新學習 /重新学习 (chóngxīn xuéxí) — Translations
  • Finnish: opetella uudelleen — Translations
  • French: réapprendre — Translations
  • German: wieder lernen — Translations
  • Portuguese: reaprender — Translations
  • Thai: เรียนรู้ (riian-rúu) — Translations
  • Walloon: raprinde — Translations