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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Learn \Learn\, v. i. To acquire knowledge or skill; to make progress in acquiring knowledge or skill; to receive information or instruction; as, this child learns quickly. [1913 Webster] Take my yoke upon you and learn of me. --Matt. xi. 29. [1913 Webster] To learn by heart. See By heart, under Heart. To learn by rote, to memorize by repetition without exercise of the understanding. [1913 Webster]