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learnt

[ lurnt ]

verb

  1. a simple past tense and past participle of learn.


learnt

/ ɜːԳ /

verb

  1. a past tense and past participle of learn
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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"I've learnt that there is nothing to be ashamed of because hoarding isn't the problem," Sue said.

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"Surely, lessons have to be learnt. If they weren't learnt before yesterday, they have to be learnt now."

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The 62-year-old, who is also an instructor at the school, says he is lucky to have learnt from the best - his mother.

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The BBC has learnt from former employees and industry sources that delayed payments have led to many major suppliers and logistics partners ending ties with them.

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Even after I left the country in 2013, I learnt that security forces had broken into my apartment in Damascus and vandalised it.

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Is Learnt A Word?

And is 𲹰Գin the dictionary?

Learnt is a word. It is the and the of the verb learn. Learnt causes some confusion because learned is also a valid form for the past tense and past participle of learn. Learned is more commonly used than learnt.

’s the past tense of learn?

The past tense of learn can be either learned or learnt, with learned being more common. 

For example: 

  • Last night, she learned all her times tables by heart.
  • Last night, she learnt her times tables by heart.

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