Meaning & use
Learnt
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The past tense and past participle of "learn," chiefly used in British and other non-American varieties of English.
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She learnt French while living in Paris for a year.
We learnt a valuable lesson from the failed project.
A note on using this word
"Learnt" and "learned" are both correct; "learnt" is preferred in British, Australian, and other Commonwealth English, while "learned" dominates in American English.
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