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lære — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • doctrine noun A set of beliefs or principles held and taught by a religion, philosophy, or organization.
  • instruct verb To teach someone a skill or subject.
  • learn verb To gain knowledge or a skill through study, practice, or experience.
  • study verb To spend time learning about a subject, often in preparation for an exam or qualification.
  • teach verb To help someone learn a skill or subject by explaining or demonstrating it.

Senses

lære is used for these senses in English:

  • doctrine (countable, and, uncountable) The body of teachings of an ideology, most often a religion, or of an ideological or religious leader, organization, group, or text.
  • instruct (transitive) To teach by giving instructions.
  • learn To come to know; to become informed of; to find out.
  • study (transitive) To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder.

doctrine — full definition

  1. noun A set of beliefs or principles held and taught by a religion, philosophy, or organization.
  2. noun A stated policy guiding a country's official conduct, especially in foreign affairs.

instruct — full definition

  1. verb To teach someone a skill or subject.
  2. verb To formally tell someone what to do, often with authority behind it.

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