Vocabulary List Learning

Vocabulary list ‘Learning’ (Working Words – At ease p. 13-20)

to pick up eg: The children picked up the local accent.

to learn eg: He learned how to use the machine all by himself. to get eg: Where did he get that excellent knowledge of Chinese? to study eg: He is studying for a degree in medicine. study eg: She gave up her studies.

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to give time and attention to learning (esp. by reading or attending a university) studeren verb the process of giving time and attention to learning (esp. by reading or attending a university) studie noun countable characteristic of wanting to know a lot and giving time and attention to learning leergierig, vlijtig adjective to study a subject at school or college studeren / volgen informal verb to learn by one’s own work (usually through a plan or over a long time) verwerven rather formal verb a general process of learning through one’s own work verwerving noun uncountable to acquire knowledge of sth worth knowing (kennis) vergaren formal verb to learn the skills that you need for a particular job or activity een opleiding volgen verb

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the process of learning the skills you need for a

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• studious eg: He was a quiet, studious boy. to do eg: She did economics at Sheffield University. to acquire eg: He acquired a knowledge of linguistics by careful study. acquisition eg: language acquisition °to gain (knowledge) eg: He gained all his information from books. to train eg: She trained for years as a secretary. / She trained to be a secretary. training

to learn something without hard work leren door ervaring zonder er moeite voor te doen / oppikken informal verb to obtain knowledge or skill through studying or training leren very general word verb to learn in a very general sense leren informal verb

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eg: Our company provides extra training.

a trainee eg: He works as a trainee in our company. to practise eg: He practises the drums when no one is at home. practice eg: I need more practice. to revise (BrE) = to review (AmE) Eg: She revised her history notes for the test. revision eg: I prefer to do my revision early in the morning. °to go over eg: She went over her lines before the first night of the play. to brush up eg: I really need to brush up on my French. to cram eg: George was cramming for his finals. °to swot eg: I’m swotting up on my maths.

°to grind eg: Joan’s grinding (away) at her French.

°to mug up eg: If you want to pass your driving test, you’d better mug up the Highway Code. to learn by heart

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particular job or activity opleiding noun uncountable a person who is still learning the skills that you need for a particular job or activity een stagiair / iemand in opleiding noun countable to do sth repeatedly or regularly oefenen verb oefening !!!spelling!!! noun uncountable to study again lessons already learnt herhalen / opnieuw bestuderen rather formal verb process of studying lessons already learnt herhaling noun uncountable to rehearse or revise herhalen / nog eens ergens doorgaan informal verb to study or practise sth in order to get back sth known but partly forgotten opfrissen rather informal verb to learn as much as possible in a short time blokken informal verb to cram blokken informal + derogatory (kleinerend, vernederend) BrE verb to swot blokken informal + derogatory AmE verb to grind blokken informal + derogatory BrE verb to learn using memory rather than understanding

= °to learn by rote eg: You must learn your table by heart. to memorize eg: I can memorize a whole page in just 3 minutes. to master eg: She has fully mastered the technique. mastery eg: He doesn’t have mastery of the basic rules of grammar. a master eg: They are masters in deception. to teach eg: He had been teaching English for 20 years.

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van buiten leren rather informal verb to learn using only your memory (you learn it thoroughly so you can repeat it exactly) van buiten leren / memoriseren more formal than ‘to learn by heart’ verb to gain considerable knowledge of (or skill in) sth ergens heel goed in zijn / iets beheersen rather formal verb a person’s considerable knowledge of (or skill in) sth beheersing noun uncountable a person who has considerable knowledge of (or skill in) sth noun countable to give sb instructions so he/she knows about it or how to do it leren / lesgeven verb