learn about

learn about (someone or something)

1. To become knowledgeable or informed about someone or something. We learned about the rotation of the planets in science class today. The point of the game is for kids to learn about important historical figures in a fun, exciting way.
2. To discover or uncover some particular information about someone or something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "learn" and "about. I learned something interesting about the way gravity works today. See if you can learn any dirty secrets about our opponent.
See also: learn
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

learn about someone or something

to find out about someone or something. What have you learned about Mr. Franklin and his business dealings? I learned about what causes rain.
See also: learn
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • learn about (someone or something)
  • familiarize
  • familiarize (someone or oneself) with (something)
  • familiarize with
  • know a thing or two
  • write the book on
  • wrote the book on
  • wrote the book on (something)
  • feel out of things
  • be no stranger to (something)
References in periodicals archive
Reiki practitioners of all levels, anyone who wants to learn about Reiki, those who wish to receive Reiki Healing Energy.
New Life events
Grounded in the LTCC premise that a fundamental goal of career assessment and counseling is to expand new learning, we offer propositions concerning what counselors and clients need to learn about the influence of systemic career/education barriers and resources.
Hidden resources and barriers in career learning assessment with adolescents vulnerable to discrimination
For example, a sales person who needs to increase services revenue can discover business issues that lead to good sales opportunities and how to help customers learn about IBM services.
Basic training
Atlanta Herbs for Colds and Flu: Come to this free class to learn about all the best herbal remedies.
New life events
In Southern California and Kobe, Japan, middle students learn about earthquake [preparation] by sharing experiences through Internet videoconferencing.
Global sharing: q&a with global schoolhouse founder Yvonne Marie Andres. (Social Studies)
This is especially true when pupils choose music as an avenue to learn about the social studies as well as indicate content acquired through musical endeavors.
Psychology in Teaching the Social Studies
In a professional learning community (PLC) teachers learn about a new idea, try it in their classrooms, reflect on it, talk about the results with their colleagues, and then fine-tune it and try it again.
A teacher-in-residence approach to in-service
As professors of mathematics and theater arts education we believe it is critically important that pre-service and in-service teachers learn about teaching by being critical assessors of their own learning.
Unlocking awareness and ownership of learning
The developmental asset framework and terminology, first introduced in 1990, surveyed over 350,000 sixth- through twelfth-graders in over six hundred communities to learn about risks and resiliency.
Closing the digital divide with service-learning
They interviewed the dietitians at the site to learn about the facility's clientele and diabetes education program.
Introducing service-learning to dietetic students
There is no better way to learn about Tibetan Buddhism as well as about premodern and modern Mongolian history than to participate in such a temple restoration project.
Service-learning in Mongolia
Providing service to one's new school community is a natural way to learn about its members, become acculturated, and be accepted as a member oneself:
Service learning and the induction of teachers
Students attended international student group meetings and cultural activities to learn about people's culture.
Applying constructivism in a traditional environment
Native English speakers felt that online instruction provided them with the opportunity to learn about other cultures while sharing their own and improving their communication skills (Cifuentes & Shih, 2001).
Non-native speakers in e-learning environments
Namely, journals (a) provided an impetus for improving their own reading skills, (b) caused them to learn more course content, and (c) allowed them to learn about themselves and their own beliefs.
Students' beliefs about summary/reaction journals