learning

A2 Topic:Psychology & Behavior

US /ˈlɝnɪŋ/ UK /ˈlɜːnɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Freq #2494

Meanings

1

noun
The process of gaining knowledge or skills.

Online courses have made learning more flexible.
2

noun
Knowledge gained through study; deep education.

The professor was a scholar of great learning.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the process of gaining... acquisition

2 noun · knowledge gained through... erudition scholarship

Word family

Forms learnings

Derived forms antilearningautolearningbook-learningcyberlearningdeuterolearninge-learningeverlearninghyperlearninglack-learninglearning-disabledlearning-knightlearningless

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Phrases (2)

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Proverbs (1)

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A little knowledge is a dangerous thing
Matching variant: A little learning is a dangerous thing

Etymology

From Middle English lernyng, lernynge, from Old English leornung (“learning, study”), from Proto-West Germanic *liʀnungu (“learning”), equivalent to learn + -ing. Cognate with Old Saxon lernunga, German Lernung.

lernyng Middle English leornung Old English *liʀnungu Proto-West Germanic

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Topics

Psychology & Behavior Actions & Processes

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# learning

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈlɝnɪŋ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈlɜːnɪŋ/
**Frequency rank:** 2494

## Meanings
1. The process of gaining knowledge or skills.
2. Knowledge gained through study; deep education.

## Examples
- Online courses have made learning more flexible.
- The professor was a scholar of great learning.

## Derived Forms
- antilearning
- autolearning
- book-learning
- cyberlearning
- deuterolearning
- e-learning
- everlearning
- hyperlearning
- lack-learning
- learning-disabled
- learning-knight
- learningless

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: lernyng
- Root: leornung
- Root: *liʀnungu

## Etymology
From Middle English lernyng, lernynge, from Old English leornung (“learning, study”), from Proto-West Germanic *liʀnungu (“learning”), equivalent to learn + -ing. Cognate with Old Saxon lernunga, German Lernung.

## AI Etymology
Learning comes from Middle English lernyng, lernynge, from Old English leornung (“learning, study”), from Proto-West Germanic *liʀnungu (“learning”), equivalent to learn + -ing. Cognate with Old Saxon lernunga, German Lernung. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix.

## Topics
- Psychology & Behavior
- Actions & Processes

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