larn [lɑːn]
vb Not standard
1. Facetious to learn
2. (tr) to teach (someone) a lesson that'll larn you!
[from a dialect form of learn]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. |  larn - gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"relearn - learn something again, as after having forgotten or neglected it; "After the accident, he could not walk for months and had to relearn how to walk down stairs" catch up - learn belatedly; find out about something after it happened; "I'm trying to catch up with the latest developments in molecular biology" assimilate, ingest, absorb, take in - take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe" hit the books, study - learn by reading books; "He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now" |
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