Collocations for learn - verb
1. gain knowledge/skill
ADVERB
a lot
I learned a lot from my father.
I learned a lot from my father.
quickly,
soon
Children learn very quickly.
They soon learn that crying is a good way of getting attention.
Children learn very quickly.
They soon learn that crying is a good way of getting attention.
ever,
never
Some people never learn, do they?
Some people never learn, do they?
VERB + learn
need to
be eager to, want to
He was eager to learn all she could teach him.
be eager to, want to
He was eager to learn all she could teach him.
have a lot to
You still have a lot to learn.
You still have a lot to learn.
PREPOSITION
about
The children learn about art by painting.
The children learn about art by painting.
from
She learned from watching others.
She learned from watching others.
through
Children learn through play.
Children learn through play.
2. become aware
VERB + learn
be astonished to,
be astounded to,
be intrigued to,
be surprised to
I was surprised to learn that he was only 23.
I was surprised to learn that he was only 23.
be dismayed to,
be saddened to
Learn is used with these nouns as the object:
ballet, alphabet, basics, cookery, craft, custom, detail, discipline, essentials, fact, fate, fundamentals, game, grammar, identity, importance, instrument, intricacy, judo, karate, language, lesson, line, manner, move, news, part, profession, routine, rule, secret, self-control, self-defence, shorthand, skill, step, technique, tolerance, trade, trick, truth, vocabulary, worth
ballet, alphabet, basics, cookery, craft, custom, detail, discipline, essentials, fact, fate, fundamentals, game, grammar, identity, importance, instrument, intricacy, judo, karate, language, lesson, line, manner, move, news, part, profession, routine, rule, secret, self-control, self-defence, shorthand, skill, step, technique, tolerance, trade, trick, truth, vocabulary, worth