Key Takeaways ● Learn covers at least five distinct actions, which is why a generic synonym list is close to useless. ● Match the synonym to the sense: master for skills, discover for facts, memorise for recall, study for sustained effort, grasp for understanding. ● Study is the effort. Learn is the result. The two are not interchangeable. ● Learnt and learned are both correct. Learnt is standard in British, Indian and Australian English. ●