learnt
Americanverb
verb
Usage
And is learnt in the dictionary? Learnt is a word. It is the simple past tense and the past participle 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.
What'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.
Example Sentences
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At Oriel Davies, they learnt about a community arts project supporting children and young people's wellbeing.
From BBC
She learnt that the child lived in a slum and could not afford to go to school.
From BBC
Your son learnt a lesson the hard way.
From MarketWatch
"There are lots of very talented artists in the city, but they don't know how to read music because they learnt on the job," said Michel Lutangamo, a professor and conductor at the INA.
From Barron's
The research was carried out in five primary schools and five secondaries and the lessons learnt will be shared with other schools.
From BBC
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