The Crossword Solver found answer to “Picking up”, 5 letters crossword clue. The Crossword Solver finds answers to American-style crosswords, British-style crosswords, general knowledge crosswords and cryptic crossword puzzles.
Answer : LEARN
learn, larn, acquire – v
gain knowledge or skills; “She learned dancing from her sister”; “I learned Sanskrit”; “Children acquire language at an amazing rate”
SYNONYMS
get, master, pick up, ascertain, catch on (to), discover, find out, get on (to), hear, realize, see, wise (up), con, memorize, study
EXAMPLES
“I have to learn to control myself.”
“How did you learn about the name change?”
“Take time to learn the new things and try not be so frustrated with yourself.”
ETYMOLOGY
Old English leornian “to get knowledge, be cultivated; study, read, think about,” from Proto-Germanic *lisnojanan (cognates: Old Frisian lernia, Middle Dutch leeren, Dutch leren, Old High German lernen, German lernen “to learn,” Gothic lais “I know”), with a base sense of “to follow or find the track,” from PIE root *lois- “furrow, track.” It is related to German Gleis “track,” and to Old English læst “sole of the foot” (see last (n.1)).
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