learn to gain knowledge of a subject or skill, especially by being taught or trained:
How long have you been learning Italian? What age can you learn to drive in America?study to learn about a subject by reading books, going to classes etc, especially at school or university:
She’s studying music at Berkeley College in California.train to learn the skills and get the experience that you need in order to do a particular job:
Julie’s training to be a nurse.pick something up to learn something without much effort, by watching or listening to other people:
It’s easy to pick up a language when you’re living in a country. The rules of the game are easy – you’ll soon pick them up.get the hang of something informal to learn how to do or use something that is fairly complicated, especially with practice:
It took me a while to get the hang of all the features on my new camera.revise British English,
review American English to study facts again, especially on your own, in order to learn them before an examination:
Jenny’s upstairs revising for her Maths exam tomorrow.master to learn something so well that you have no difficulty with it, especially a skill or a language:
She gave me a book called ‘Mastering the Art of French Cooking’. I learnt Spanish for years but I never really mastered it. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲