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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)).

Umair Qureshi

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Umair Qureshi

I am a devoted player of electronic games, especially on machines especially designed for such games and, in a more recent trend, over the Internet. i am young, energetic. Spending 2-3 hours daily on gaming is my hobby. Apart from gaming, i am a student of research and technology.

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