All these just to correct a little mistake/ omission of the letter R... sirhamilton: She should "learn" you mean? learn
\ˈlərn\
: to gain knowledge or skill bystudying, practicing, being taught, or experiencing something: to cause (something) to be in yourmemory by studying it: to hear or be told (something) : tofind out (something)
Full Definition
transitive verb1 a (1) : to gain knowledge orunderstanding of or skill in by study,instruction, or experience <learn atrade> (2) : memorize <learn thelines of a play> b : to come to be able <learn todance> c : to come to realize <learned thathonesty paid>2 a nonstandard : teach b obsolete : to inform of something3 : to come to know : hear <we justlearned that he was ill>intransitive verb: to acquire knowledge or skill or abehavioral tendency
synonyms see discover
Other forms: learned \ˈlərnd,ˈlərnt\; learn·ing
learn·able \ˈlər-nə-bəl\adjectivelearn·er noun
Examples
People learn throughout their lives.He is learning quickly.I can't swim yet, but I'm learning.
Origin: Middle English lernen, fromOld English leornian; akin to Old HighGerman lernēn to learn, Old Englishlast footprint, Latin lira furrow, track.
First use: before 12th century
Synonyms: get, master, pick up, get the hang of
Antonyms: unlearn
lean
\ˈlēn\
intransitive verb1 a : to incline, deviate, or bend froma vertical position b : to cast one's weight to one side forsupport2 : to rely for support or inspiration3 : to incline in opinion, taste, ordesire <leaning toward a career inchemistry>transitive verb: to cause to lean : incline
Other forms: leaned \ˈlēnd,chiefly British ˈlent\; lean·ing \ˈlē-niŋ\
lean on : to apply pressure to
Origin: Middle English lenen, from OldEnglish hleonian; akin to Old HighGerman hlinēn to lean, Greek klinein,Latin clinare.
First use: before 12th century
Synonyms: bony (also boney),fatless, thin, lithe, skinny, slender,slim, spare, svelte
Antonyms: chubby, corpulent, fat,gross, obese, overweight, plump,portly, rotund, tubby
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lean
noun
: the act or an instance of leaning :inclination
Examples
She has a lean, athletic body.a lean racehorselean meat
First use: 1776
Synonyms: bony (also boney),fatless, thin, lithe, skinny, slender,slim, spare, svelte
Antonyms: chubby, corpulent, fat,gross, obese, overweight, plump,portly, rotund, tubby
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lean
adjective
: not having much fat on the body :physically thin, strong, and healthy: containing little or no fat: not having or producing muchmoney, food, etc.
Full Definition
1 a : lacking or deficient in flesh b : containing little or no fat <leanmeat>2 : lacking richness, sufficiency, orproductiveness <lean profits> <thelean years>3 : deficient in an essential orimportant quality or ingredient: as a of ore : containing little valuablemineral b : low in combustible component —used especially of fuel mixtures4 : characterized by economy (as ofstyle, expression, or operation)lean·ly adverblean·ness \ˈlēn-nəs\ noun
Origin: Middle English lene, from OldEnglish hlǣne.
First use: before 12th century
Synonyms: bony (also boney),fatless, thin, lithe, skinny, slender,slim, spare, svelte
Antonyms: chubby, corpulent, fat,gross, obese, overweight, plump,portly, rotund, tubby
Synonym discussion: lean sparelank lanky gaunt rawboned scrawnyskinny mean thin because of anabsence of excess flesh. lean stresseslack of fat and of curving contours <alean racehorse>. spare suggestsleanness from abstemious living orconstant exercise <the gymnast'sspare figure>. lank implies tallness aswell as leanness <the lank legs of theheron>. lanky suggests awkwardnessand loose-jointedness as well asthinness <a lanky youth, all arms andlegs>. gaunt implies marked thinnessor emaciation as from overwork orsuffering <a prisoner's gaunt face>.rawboned suggests a large ungainlybuild without implyingundernourishment <a rawbonedfarmer>. scrawny and skinny imply anextreme leanness that suggestsdeficient strength and vitality <ascrawny chicken> <skinny streeturchins>.
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lean
transitive verb: to make lean
First use: before 12th century
Synonyms: bony (also boney),fatless, thin, lithe, skinny, slender,slim, spare, svelte
Antonyms: chubby, corpulent, fat,gross, obese, overweight, plump,portly, rotund, tubby
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lean
noun
: the part of meat that consistsprincipally of lean muscle
First use: 15th century
Synonyms: bony (also boney),fatless, thin, lithe, skinny, slender,slim, spare, svelte
Antonyms: chubby, corpulent, fat,gross, obese, overweight, plump,portly, rotund, tubby |