To learn again something forgotten or a changed way of doing something familiar.
Reach for it when recognizing that renewed skill can require patience and adaptation
After the injury, she relearned how to balance on uneven ground.
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everyday
learn again
Fits when the process needs plain wording
Careful The phrase is less compact.
warm
Fits when partly retained knowledge needs renewal
Careful Refreshing is lighter than relearning.
professional
retrain
Fits when skills change for a role or condition
Careful Retraining usually follows a program.
professional
update one's skills
Fits when old knowledge must meet new requirements
Careful Updating may add rather than relearn.
formal
reacquire
Fits when a lost ability is gained back
Careful Reacquire sounds clinical.
literary
practice anew
Fits when renewed practice deserves gentle emphasis
Careful Practice alone may not restore knowledge.
relearn a skill
He relearned a skill he had not used in decades.
relearn how to walk
Therapy helped the patient relearn how to walk.
patiently relearn
The team patiently relearned the revised safety routine.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Vealhurl, Southern England accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated
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