gain knowledge or skills - She learned dancing from her sister - I learned Sanskrit - Children acquire language at an amazing rate • Syn: learn, acquire • Derivationally related forms: acquisition (for: acquire), learner (for: learn) • Hyponyms: relearn, catch up, absorb, assimilate, ingest, take in, study, hit the books • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s - Somebody ----s something - Somebody ----s PP - Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE