Unlearn — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

try to forget; put out of one's memory or knowledge

discard something previously learnt, like an old habit

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnlˈɜːn/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnlˈɜːn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnlˈɜːn/

2 syllables Say it as /ʌnlˈɜːn/.

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verlernen

versuche zu vergessen; aus dem Gedächtnis oder Wissen löschen

🇫🇷French

désapprendre

essayez d'oublier; sortir de sa mémoire ou de ses connaissances

🇪🇸Spanish

desaprender

intenta olvidar; borrar de la memoria o del conocimiento

🇮🇹Italian

disimparare

cercare di dimenticare; eliminare la memoria o la conoscenza

🇳🇱Dutch

afleren

probeer het te vergeten; uit iemands geheugen of kennis verwijderd

🇵🇹Portuguese

desaprender

tente esquecer; tirar da memória ou do conhecimento

🇷🇺Russian

разучиться

попробуй забыть; вычеркнуть из памяти или знаний

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पढ़ना नहीं

भूलने की कोशिश करो; किसी की स्मृति या ज्ञान से बाहर निकालना

🇧🇩Bengali

অশিক্ষা

ভুলে যাওয়ার চেষ্টা করুন; put out of one's memory or knowledge

🇮🇳Tamil

கற்றுக்கொள்

மறக்க முயற்சி; ஒருவரின் நினைவகம் அல்லது அறிவிலிருந்து வெளியேற்றப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

నేర్చుకోని

మరచిపోవడానికి ప్రయత్నించండి; ఒకరి జ్ఞాపకశక్తి లేదా జ్ఞానం నుండి బయటపడండి

🇮🇳Marathi

शिकणे

विसरण्याचा प्रयत्न करा; एखाद्याच्या स्मृती किंवा ज्ञानातून बाहेर काढा

🇮🇳Gujarati

શીખવું

ભૂલી જવાનો પ્રયાસ કરો; કોઈની સ્મૃતિ અથવા જ્ઞાન બહાર મૂકવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಲಿಯದಿರಿ

ಮರೆಯಲು ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸಿ; ಒಬ್ಬರ ಸ್ಮರಣೆ ಅಥವಾ ಜ್ಞಾನದಿಂದ ಹೊರಹಾಕಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പഠിക്കാതിരിക്കുക

മറക്കാൻ ശ്രമിക്കുക; ഒരാളുടെ ഓർമ്മയിൽ നിന്നോ അറിവിൽ നിന്നോ പുറത്തെടുക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਣਜਾਣ

ਭੁੱਲਣ ਦੀ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਕਰੋ; ਕਿਸੇ ਦੀ ਯਾਦ ਜਾਂ ਗਿਆਨ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਰੱਖੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

سیکھنا

بھولنے کی کوشش کریں؛ کسی کی یادداشت یا علم سے باہر رکھنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

忘记

尝试忘记；忘却某人的记忆或知识

🇯🇵Japanese

学んだことを忘れる

忘れるようにしてください。記憶や知識から追い出す

🇰🇷Korean

잊다

잊어버리려고 노력하세요. 기억이나 지식에서 지워지다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quên đi

cố gắng quên đi; loại bỏ trí nhớ hoặc kiến thức của một người

🇹🇭Thai

เลิกเรียน

พยายามลืม; ทำให้ความจำหรือความรู้ของตนหมดไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

belajar meninggalkan

cobalah untuk melupakan; dikeluarkan dari ingatan atau pengetahuan seseorang

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi matuto

subukang kalimutan; alisin sa alaala o kaalaman ng isang tao

🇲🇾Malay

tidak belajar

cuba lupakan; hilang dari ingatan atau pengetahuan seseorang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تعلم

حاول أن تنسى؛ اخماد من الذاكرة أو المعرفة

🇮🇷Persian

یاد نگرفتن

سعی کن فراموش کنی از حافظه یا دانش خود خارج شود

🇹🇷Turkish

öğrendiklerini unutmak

unutmaya çalış; kişinin hafızasından veya bilgisinden çıkarmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

להתיר

לנסות לשכוח; להוציא מהזיכרון או מהידע של האדם

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What is the primary definition of the word 'unlearn'?

The primary meaning of 'unlearn' is 'try to forget; put out of one's memory or knowledge'.

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Using 'unlearn' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'unlearn' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'unlearn' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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