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To learn new skills or information

learn

verb

to gain knowledge or experience of something, for example by being taught

train

verb

to learn how to do a particular job or activity

master

verb

to learn something thoroughly so that you know it or can do it very well

pick up

to learn a new skill or start a habit without intending to

absorb

verb

to learn and understand new facts, so that they become part of your knowledge

develop

verb

to improve your abilities, skills, or knowledge

retrain

verb

to learn, or to teach someone, new skills that are needed for a job

acquaint yourself with something

to make an effort to learn about something

learn

verb

to gain knowledge or a skill that makes it possible for you to do something

learn

verb

to get the experience or knowledge that you need to behave or think in a particular way

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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