Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 3:00 pm
"Learnt" isn't a word in any language except the uneducated one that hillbillies use.
Dictionary.comdvdjunkie wrote:"Learnt" isn't a word in any language except the uneducated one that hillbillies use.
learn ( P ) Pronunciation Key (lûrn)
v. learned, also learnt (lûrnt) learn·ing, learns
v. tr.
1. To gain knowledge, comprehension, or mastery of through experience or study.
2. To fix in the mind or memory; memorize: learned the speech in a few hours.
3a. To acquire experience of or an ability or a skill in: learn tolerance; learned how to whistle.
3b. To become aware: learned that it was best not to argue.
4. To become informed of; find out. See Synonyms at discover.
5. Nonstandard. To cause to acquire knowledge; teach.
6. Obsolete. To give information to.
v. intr.
To gain knowledge, information, comprehension, or skill: learns quickly; learned about computers; learned of the job through friends.
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[Middle English lernen, from Old English leornian. See leis-1 in Indo-European Roots.]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
learna·ble adj.
learner n.
learnt ( P ) Pronunciation Key (lûrnt)
v.
A past tense and a past participle of learn.
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