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learn vs learn to do

Both "learn" and "learn to do" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Learn" is used when referring to acquiring knowledge or skills in general, while "learn to do" is used when specifying what skill or action is being learned.

Last updated: March 30, 2024 • 783 views

learn

This is a correct and commonly used phrase in English.

Use "learn" when talking about acquiring knowledge or skills in general.

Examples:

She wants to learn Spanish.
He is learning how to play the guitar.
I learned a lot from that book.
They are learning about history in school.
It's never too late to learn.

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Our kids should learn traditional values.
He made me learn fencing instead.
Unless I learn something that suggests otherwise.
They sent me here learn your habits.
All boys must learn to kill Indians.
Our children must learn their ways.
You could learn something about decency, Christopher.
You just learn to trust nothing.
Lester couldn't learn him an outsider.
We believe that the European Union should learn self-respect.
Told you you might learn something.
But you can still learn guitar.
You must first learn Purifying Ritual.
All Basques should learn their language.
Jake, I think you should learn a little something about theatrical photography first.
You'll learn to die together.
You could learn a little something about holding back.
You should learn to show some consideration for somebody other than yourself.
These hands say they can learn many things.
If I can learn to sign, you can learn to Internet search.

Alternatives:

acquire knowledge
gain skills
pick up a new skill

learn to do

This is a correct and commonly used phrase in English.

Use "learn to do" when specifying the particular skill or action that is being learned.

Examples:

She is learning to dance.
He learned to cook from his grandmother.
They are learning to speak French.
I want to learn to play the piano.
He is learning to swim.

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We can learn to do the exact same stuff.
Something you could probably learn to do.
He said I should learn to do it right the first time.
Where'd they learn to do that?
It could learn to do new things.
I can learn to do the stuff the way Jack did, how you need it.
Boy's just got to learn to do what he's told.
No, he needs to learn to do something when I tell him.
There's a lot I need to learn to do for myself.
I believe that the only way we can sustain growth and prosperity in the West is if we learn to do more with less.
This ability to learn to do something instinctively, without even thinking about it, is what makes us human.
You must learn to do what I ask, without questions.
After that, I started to experiment with various other things that they might learn to do on their own.
I got to learn to do things on my own from now on.
Which is something you should learn to do, by the way.
You got to learn to do it on your own.
No. I have to learn to do this myself.
My first attending made us made us learn to do this with our eyes closed.
She's going home soon, and Dr. Fincher says, she has to learn to do things for herself.

Alternatives:

acquire the skill of
master the art of
develop the ability to

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