Meaning & use

relearn

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To learn something again, especially after having forgotten it.

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After the injury, she had to relearn how to walk.

He relearned French after years of not speaking it.

A note on using this word

Commonly used in contexts of rehabilitation, language study, or returning to a skill after a long gap.

Words with a similar meaning

reacquire

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