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Apprehending vs Learning - What's the difference?

apprehending | learning |

As verbs the difference between apprehending and learning

is that apprehending is while learning is .

As nouns the difference between apprehending and learning

is that apprehending is an act by which something is apprehended while learning is (uncountable) an act in which something is learned.

apprehending

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act by which something is apprehended.
  • * 2009 , Gilbert Ryle, The Concept of Mind: 60th Anniversary Edition (page 194)
    • Sensations then, are not perceivings, observings or findings; they are not detectings, scannings or inspectings; they are not apprehendings , cognisings, intuitings or knowings.

    learning

    English

    Verb

    (head)
    • I'm learning to ride a unicycle.

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (uncountable) An act in which something is learned.
    • Learning to ride a unicycle sounds exciting.
  • (uncountable) Accumulated knowledge.
    • The department head was also a scholar of great learning .
  • (countable) Something that has been learned
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=April 5, author=Stuart Elliott, title=Online Experiment for Print Magazine, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=“We’ll take the learnings and apply them to the rest of our business.” }}

    Usage notes

    Countable sense “thing learned” often used in plural form (m); see for details.

    Derived terms

    * book-learning * higher learning * learning curve * learning disability * learning by doing