learning
Syllables: learn·ingUK/ˈlɜːnɪŋ//ˈlɝnɪŋ/
learning noun: an act in which something is learned. Also the present participle and gerund of learn.
Noun
learning (usually uncountable, plural learnings)
- An act in which something is learned.
- Accumulated knowledge.
- The department head was also a scholar of great learning.
- Something that has been learned.
- “We’ll take the learnings and apply them to the rest of our business.”2007 April 5, Stuart Elliott, “Online Experiment for Print Magazine”, in New York Times
Also used as
learning is also the present participle and gerund of learn.
learning meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
learning in Hindi
- action of the verb
- शिक्षा śikṣā, पढ़ाई paṛhāī
learning in Tamil
- கற்றல், கற்றுக் கொள்ளுதல்
learning in Marathi
- शिकणे, शिकत आहे, शिकत असतो
learning in Urdu
- action of the verb
- تَعَلُّم ta'allum, پَڑْھائی paṛhāī
More languagesFewer languages
- learning in Bengali
- শিক্ষা śikkha
- learning in Telugu
- నేర్చుకోవడం
- learning in Malayalam
- പഠിക്കൽ
- learning in Kannada
- ಕಲಿಕೆ, ಕಲಿಯುವುದು
- learning in Punjabi
- ਸਿੱਖਣਾ
- learning in Gujarati
- શીખવું, શીખી રહ્યા છીએ
- learning in Odia
- ଶିଖିବା
- learning in Nepali
- सिक्ने
- learning in Arabic
- تَعَلُّم taʕallum, دَرْس dars
- learning in Malay
- belajar, pembelajaran
- learning in Thai
- การเรียนรู้ gaan-riian-rúu
Examples of learning in a sentence
- The child's learning disability was only one facet of the problems contributing to his delinquency.
- The hardest part of culinary school was learning to turn vegetables perfectly.
- Imagine my surprise on learning I owed twice as much as I thought I did.
Forms of learning
| plural | learnings |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | learnyng |
Origin of learning
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.
Words formed from learning
- active learning
- adaptive learning
- a little learning is a dangerous thing
- antilearning
- authentic learning
- autolearning
- automated machine learning
- blended learning
- book-learning
- book learning
- competition-based learning
- context-based learning
- cultural learning
- cyberlearning
- deep learning
- design-based learning
- deuterolearning
- distance learning
- e-language learning
- e-learning
- e-learning theory
- everlearning
- federated learning
- few-shot learning
- firsthand learning
- flipped learning
- hybrid learning
- hyperlearning
- incremental learning
- informal learning
- inquiry-based learning
- lack-learning
- language learning
- learning by teaching
- learning content management system
- learning diffculty
- learning difference
- learning difficulty
- learning-disabled
- learning-knight
- learningless
- learning objective
- learning permit
- learning season
- learning society
- learning streak
- machine learning
- mastery learning
- metalearning
- microlearning
- non-formal learning
- nonlearning
- nonverbal learning disorder
- observational learning
- one-shot learning
- online learning
- out-of-school learning
- potty learning
- prelearning
- project-based learning
Phrases with learning
- New Learning
- Dark Learning
- higher learning
- learning curves
- learning Chinese
- learning permits
- learning seasons
- learning streaks
- passive learning
- seat of learning
- seats of learning
- learning the ropes
16 more phrasesFewer phrases
- vicarious learning
- zero-shot learning
- learning objectives
- living and learning
- learning differences
- learning one's place
- learning difficulties
- learning disabilities
- learning one's lesson
- learning the hard way
- reinforcement learning
- learning from experience
- nonverbal learning disorders
- recognition of prior learning
- learning content management systems
- learning to walk before one can run
Words that rhyme with learning
Questions about learning
- What does learning mean?
- Learning means an act in which something is learned.
- What is learning in Hindi?
- Learning in Hindi is शिक्षा (śikṣā), पढ़ाई (paṛhāī). See Learning meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is learning?
- Learning is a noun.
- How do you pronounce learning?
- Learning is pronounced /ˈlɝnɪŋ/ (US).
- What is the plural of learning?
- The plural of learning is learnings.
Words near learning in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: learning (page history and authors); learning (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); learning (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); learning (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); learning (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); learning (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); learning (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); learning (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); learning (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); learning (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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