learning

nounverbcommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈlɜːnɪŋ//
United States//ˈlɝnɪŋ//

An act in which something is learned.

noun

1
An act in which something is learned.
2
Accumulated knowledge.
The department head was also a scholar of great learning.
3
Something that has been learned.
“We’ll take the learnings and apply them to the rest of our business.”

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.

verb

1
Also a form of learnpresent participle and gerund of learn
I'm learning to ride a unicycle.
The system is still learning though, and will improve how it handles situations thanks to crowd-sourced data from across the Mercedes network.

Forms

plural: learnings

learned · Having much learning, knowledgeable, erudite; highly educated.Learned · A surname.learner · One who is learning; one receiving instruction.

learning · An act in which something is learned.

lease · An interest in land granting exclusive use or occupation of…Lease · A surname.leash · A strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an animal, often…

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