relearn

verb

re·​learn (ˌ)rē-ˈlərn How to pronounce relearn (audio)
relearned; relearning

transitive verb

: to learn (something) again
… even those in the class who had been playing for decades regressed to golf infancy. Everyone had to relearn the basics …—Rachel Urquhart
… most of the top-selling books are printed in the original Japanese right-to-left format. Not only do readers have to relearn how to read comics, they have to relearn how to read a book.—Heidi MacDonald

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Sometimes, the magic of a place returns through someone else’s eyes, and Le Meurice was the perfect setting to relearn this. — Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2026 The woman's doctors said that playing video games could help her brain relearn how the body moves by observing the movement of virtual characters. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026 The team’s coaches and players agreed to use their downtime to relearn the team’s defensive principles and to implement effective counters, such as a zone defense. — John W. Davis, Oc Register, 5 July 2026 The Defense secretary is forcing society to relearn costly lessons of history. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for relearn

Word History

First Known Use

1694, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of relearn was in 1694

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relearn

transitive verb
re·​learn ˈrē-ˈlərn How to pronounce relearn (audio)
: to learn again (what has been forgotten)
relearning noun
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