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Meanings of larn in English

Portuguese
atingir
Catalan
instruir-se
Spanish
aprender

To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.

        atingir
        Usage of larn in English
        1
        You have got a good deal to larn fust, continued Uncle Ben.
        The Boat Club; or, The Bunkers of Rippleton
        2
        We'll larn ye to be round stealing at this time o' night.
        Manuel Pereira; Or, The Sovereign Rule of South Carolina
        3
        I'll larn ye to be civil and to mind yer own business!
        Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the Great North Woods
        4
        Och, Losh, Losh, when will ye larn to think nothin' o' yoursilf?
        Ungava
        5
        Live and larn, replied Uncle Ben, mollified by the penitence of the boy.
        The Boat Club; or, The Bunkers of Rippleton
        6
        Playin' single-sticks which we larn to de army in Bahbaydos, sahgeant.
        Zone Policeman 88; a close range study of the Panama canal and i...
        7
        Woud you uns larn us to be good in yer school?
        The Kentucky Ranger
        8
        I'll larn him to fool with my gal; yes, I will!
        Tempest and Sunshine
        9
        I'll larn 'ee to gee honest folk names afore I've done with 'ee.
        The Ontario Readers: Third Book
        10
        All ye've got to do is to look on, an' ye'll larn somethin'.
        The Boy Slaves
        11
        Oh, I'll larn her what it is to blaggard her betters!
        Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home
        12
        That's the way to larn and keep a whole skin.
        Ralph Granger's Fortunes
        13
        I'm too old; ye can't larn me new tricks now.
        The Southerner: A Romance of the Real Lincoln
        14
        But, probumbly, arter he keep company wid me a little longer, he larn better.
        The Lost Hunter / A Tale of Early Times
        15
        And is it the language you're going to larn now?
        With Clive in India; Or, The Beginnings of an Empire
        16
        Indeed, an' ye'll larn to ate any thing win ye'd be here a month.
        Manuel Pereira; Or, The Sovereign Rule of South Carolina
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