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larn

larn verb: to learn.

Verb

larn (third-person singular simple present larns, present participle larnin or larning, simple past and past participle larned or larnt)

  1. (Geordie, Northern England, especially) To learn.
  2. (Appalachia, Geordie, Northern England, especially, near archaic) To teach.
    • Larn yersel te taalk propa like!
    • A bump of the boot to the seat, Tom thought, would be the way to larn him.1954, J. R. R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

Forms of larn

third-person singular presentlarns
present participlelarnin
present participlelarning
past participlelarned
pastlarned
past participlelarnt
pastlarnt

Origin of larn

A variant of standard English learn, possibly continuing Northern Middle English larn, a variant of lernen (“to learn”). Compare Scots larn. More at learn.

Questions about larn

What does larn mean?
Larn means to learn.
What part of speech is larn?
Larn is a verb.
What is the past tense of larn?
The past tense of larn is larned.

Words near larn in the dictionary

  1. Larmor precession
  2. Larmore
  3. Larmores
  4. Larmorian
  5. larmoyant
  6. larn
  7. Larnaca
  8. larnakes
  9. larnax
  10. larnaxes
  11. Larne

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