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Relearn

v.resilient, capableeveryday

What it means

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.

Choose between these

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  • everyday

    learn again

    the process needs plain wording

    not when The phrase is less compact.

  • warm

    refresh

    partly retained knowledge needs renewal

    not when Refreshing is lighter than relearning.

  • professional

    retrain

    skills change for a role or condition

    not when Retraining usually follows a program.

  • professional

    update one's skills

    old knowledge must meet new requirements

    not when Updating may add rather than relearn.

  • formal

    reacquire

    a lost ability is gained back

    not when Reacquire sounds clinical.

  • literary

    practice anew

    renewed practice deserves gentle emphasis

    not when Practice alone may not restore knowledge.

Said against

3
  • forget
  • unlearn
  • neglect

It naturally appears in

3
  • 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.

Where this comes from

The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.