"lern" meaning in English

See lern in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: lerns [present, singular, third-person], lerning [participle, present], lernt [participle, past], lernt [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|||lernt}} lern (third-person singular simple present lerns, present participle lerning, simple past and past participle lernt)
  1. Pronunciation spelling of learn. Tags: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: learn

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2017 April 28, David L. Miller, A Travelerz Trew Tale: My Journey with Lewis & Clark: Daniel Mueller September, 1837, Dog Ear Publishing, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 6:",
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