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leren — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • glean verb To gather information or knowledge gradually, often bit by bit and with some effort.
  • learn verb To gain knowledge or a skill through study, practice, or experience.
  • learning noun The process of gaining knowledge or skill.
  • leather noun A durable material made from tanned animal hide, used for clothing, furniture, and accessories.
  • 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

leren is used for these senses in English:

  • glean To gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty; to scrape together.
  • learn To come to know; to become informed of; to find out.
  • learning (uncountable) An act in which something is learned.
  • leather Made of leather.
  • study (transitive) To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder.

glean — full definition

  1. verb To gather information or knowledge gradually, often bit by bit and with some effort.
  2. verb To collect leftover crops from a field after the main harvest.

learn — full definition

  1. verb To gain knowledge or a skill through study, practice, or experience.
  2. verb To find out or become aware of a fact.

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