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have learned to vs have learned how to

Both "have learned to" and "have learned how to" are correct and commonly used in English. They can be used interchangeably in most contexts.

Last updated: March 30, 2024 • 1044 views

have learned to

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate the successful acquisition of a skill or knowledge. It is followed by the base form of a verb.

Examples:

  • I have learned to play the piano.
  • She has learned to speak French fluently.
  • But I have learned to not always trust it.
  • And I have learned to laugh all over again.
  • Watchers have learned to fear men.
  • Our daughters have learned to measure their worth by the wrong scale.
  • Over the last twenty or thirty years we have learned to look at everything in economic terms.
  • We have learned to diary our pain onto Facebook, and we speak swiftly in 140 characters or less.
  • I have learned to tell the difference between reality and hallucinations.
  • Not that I have learned to I'arabo school.
  • I have learned to be careful.
  • I have learned to rely on one... thing.
  • You'd think I'd have learned to label these buttons.
  • I too have learned to hide my gifts.
  • Besides, there are some family things that I have learned to stay out of.
  • People in Russia have learned to think proudly but live in miserable servitude.
  • They have learned to play the long game.
  • And from you, I have learned to feel compassion for these disgustos.
  • Rather than slavishly believing policymakers' assurances, emerging-market researchers have learned to be cynical about official promises.
  • If I have felt wretched about anything, I have learned to live with it.
  • I would also like to believe that we have learned to trust each other.
  • Me too, I have learned to collaborate with the French.

Alternatives:

  • have mastered
  • have acquired
  • have picked up
  • have become proficient in
  • have gained expertise in

have learned how to

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is also used to indicate the successful acquisition of a skill or knowledge. It is followed by the base form of a verb.

Examples:

  • He has learned how to swim.
  • They have learned how to code.
  • I have learned how to forgive.
  • Over the years I have learned how to control my temper.
  • Taro and Jiro have learned how to catch seals.
  • An important aspect of the area's specificity is the knowledge and skill of local producers, who have learned how to cultivate a cherry that is characteristic of this area and to adapt cultivation methods to the prevailing soil and climatic conditions.
  • Through many tours of duty as a Commanding General, I have learned how to keep this country safe.
  • I was diagnosed at 19,and I have learned how to deal with it.
  • And they also have learned how to lose gracefully, without avenging the winner.
  • Where it seems like someone might have learned how to commit murder.
  • I have learned how to be a mechanic, bought a cottage on a nearby lake and met a girl.
  • With these sensational parabolic flights... humans have learned how to simulate the absence of gravity.
  • But very few of us have learned how to go to the movies on Monday afternoon.
  • Well it appears I should have learned how to do that a long time ago, and i didn't.
  • Never have learned how to sit behind a desk, Mr. Strobridge.
  • When you have learned how to ride a bike, how to kick a ball, it's for all your life.
  • I'm supposed to be strong, I'm supposed to have learned how to handle this, but...
  • If I'd let myself believe my folks were alive, If I let myself believe they'd come back and save me, I'd never have learned how to survive.
  • What about the rumors that some of these tatties have learned how to remove their markings and embed themselves in our society?
  • You think after 60 years, that you would have learned how to lock the front door.
  • And what makes the story especially unique is that we have learned how to help African-American students, Latino students, students from low-income backgrounds, to become some of the best in the world in science and engineering.
  • I mean we have learned... for example, in cattle we have learned how to... how to plant, fertilize and harvest corn using global positioning satellite technology, and nobody sits back and asks.

Alternatives:

  • have mastered the art of
  • have acquired the skill of
  • have picked up the ability to
  • have become proficient in the practice of
  • have gained expertise in the technique of

Related Comparisons

talked to vs have talked to have to vs must had to vs needed to had to vs had been to had to vs has to have devised to vs have devised a

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