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Vocabulary Chunk - Learning

Definition: to gain knowledge of a subject or skill, by experience, by studying it, or by being taught [↪ teach]

Synonyms: master, grasp, acquire, pick up, be taught, take in, familiarize yourself with, discover, gain knowledge, find out about, become aware, come/get to know

Chunk:

 

  • learn (how) to do something - навчитись, як щось робити
  • learn (something) from somebody - навчитись чогось від когось
  • learn about - дізнатись про щось
  • learn to do smth - навчитися чомусь
  • smb has learned their lesson - кожен навчився на помилках, зробив висновок
  • learn smth the hard way - вчитися на своїх помилках
  • that'll learn somebody! - Це провчить (навчить) тебе 
  • live and learn=long live, long learn - вік живи, вік учись
  • learned books/works etc - "розумні" (мудрі) книги, праці
  • learnt - вивчений, навчений
  • distance learning (method of studying from far away, system of learning from home (via the Internet or by sending assignments in the mail) - дистанційне навчання

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