Definitions and Examples of learn, unlearn
Learn when and how to use these words with these examples!
To acquire knowledge or skills through study, experience, or being taught.
Example
She wants to learn how to play the guitar so she can start a band.
To discard or forget previously learned information or habits.
Example
He had to unlearn his old technique and adopt a new one to improve his performance.
Key Differences: learn vs unlearn
- 1Learn is a process of acquiring knowledge or skills, while teach is the process of imparting knowledge or skills to someone else.
- 2Unlearn is the opposite of learn, meaning to discard or forget previously learned information or habits.
Effective Usage of learn, unlearn
- 1Education: Use learn to describe the process of acquiring knowledge or skills, and teach to describe the process of imparting knowledge or skills to others.
- 2Personal Development: Use unlearn to describe the process of discarding old habits or beliefs that are no longer useful or relevant.
- 3Professional Development: Use unlearn to describe the process of letting go of old ways of doing things and adopting new ones to improve performance.
Remember this!
The antonyms of teach are learn and unlearn. Use learn to describe the process of acquiring knowledge or skills, and teach to describe the process of imparting knowledge or skills to others. Use unlearn to describe the process of discarding old habits or beliefs that are no longer useful or relevant, or to describe the process of letting go of old ways of doing things and adopting new ones to improve performance.
