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LURN-ing/ˈlɜːnɪŋ/

Learning is the process of gaining knowledge (often uncountable): distance learning; blended learning. Learn is the verb (already in the dictionary). Education is the wider system; a lesson is one class. Buses cancelled: distance learning continued.

Meaning

The process of gaining knowledge or skill (often uncountable).

Examples

• “Distance learning continued when the buses were cancelled.”
• “The report praised learning, not only exam scores, which is the process sense.”

Good to know

Often uncountable. Verb: learn. Wider system: education. One class: a lesson. UK: distance / blended learning. Ofsted / snow days.

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