learning

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Etymology

Corresponding to learn + -ing, from Middle English lerninge, used in all modern senses (act of learning; accumulated knowledge; thing learned).

Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈlɝnɪŋ/
• (RP) IPA: /ˈlɜːnɪŋ/

Noun

learning (uncountable)

1. (uncountable) An act in which something is learned.
2. (uncountable) Accumulated knowledge.

   The department head was also a scholar of great learning.

3. (countable, proscribed) Something that has been learned.

Related terms

• learning curve
• learning disability

Translations

• French: apprentissage
• German: Lernen
• Italian: apprendimento, insegnamento
• Portuguese: aprendizagem
• Russian: учёба
• Spanish: aprendizaje

Translations

• German: Gelehrsamkeit, Kenntnis
• Italian: conoscenza, formazione
• Portuguese: aprendizado
• Russian: уче́ние
• Spanish: conocimiento

Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of learn

   I'm learning to ride a unicycle.

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