unlearn

Irregular
Infinitive
unlearn
Past Simple
unlearned
Past Participle
unlearnt
-ing Form
unlearning
3rd Person
unlearns
unlearn unlearns unlearning unlearned

Unlearn means to forget or discard learned behavior. Irregular: unlearn-unlearned/unlearnt-unlearned/unlearnt.

Meanings

  • To forget learned thing
  • To discard old habits
  • To deliberately forget

Common Collocations

unlearn bad habits unlearn behavior hard to unlearn unlearn and relearn unlearn prejudice

Tip for Learners

Psychology/education: "unlearn bad habits." Unlearn and relearn = forget wrong way, learn right way. Follows pattern of "learn" (unlearned/unlearnt).
Present Simple
I unlearn
you unlearn
he/she/it unlearns
we unlearn
they unlearn
Examples - Present Simple
  • I unlearn bad habits.
  • You unlearn old ways.
  • She unlearns prejudices.
  • We unlearn misinformation.
  • They unlearn outdated methods.
Present Continuous
I am unlearning
you are unlearning
he/she/it is unlearning
we are unlearning
they are unlearning
Examples - Present Continuous
  • I am unlearning bad habits.
  • You are unlearning old ways.
  • She is unlearning prejudices.
  • We are unlearning misinformation.
  • They are unlearning outdated methods.
Present Perfect
I have unlearnt
you have unlearnt
he/she/it has unlearnt
we have unlearnt
they have unlearnt
Examples - Present Perfect
  • I have unlearned bad habits.
  • You have unlearned old ways.
  • She has unlearned prejudices.
  • We have unlearned misinformation.
  • They have unlearned outdated methods.
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been unlearning
you have been unlearning
he/she/it has been unlearning
we have been unlearning
they have been unlearning
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been unlearning habits.
  • You have been unlearning old ways.
  • She has been unlearning prejudices.
  • We have been unlearning misinformation.
  • They have been unlearning methods.
Past Simple
I unlearned
you unlearned
he/she/it unlearned
we unlearned
they unlearned
Examples - Past Simple
  • I unlearned bad habits.
  • You unlearned old ways.
  • She unlearned prejudices.
  • We unlearned misinformation.
  • They unlearned outdated methods.
Past Continuous
I was unlearning
you were unlearning
he/she/it was unlearning
we were unlearning
they were unlearning
Examples - Past Continuous
  • I was unlearning bad habits.
  • You were unlearning old ways.
  • She was unlearning prejudices.
  • We were unlearning misinformation.
  • They were unlearning methods.
Past Perfect
I had unlearnt
you had unlearnt
he/she/it had unlearnt
we had unlearnt
they had unlearnt
Examples - Past Perfect
  • I had unlearned bad habits.
  • You had unlearned old ways.
  • She had unlearned prejudices.
  • We had unlearned misinformation.
  • They had unlearned outdated methods.
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been unlearning
you had been unlearning
he/she/it had been unlearning
we had been unlearning
they had been unlearning
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been unlearning habits.
  • You had been unlearning old ways.
  • He had been unlearning prejudices.
  • We had been unlearning misinformation.
  • They had been unlearning methods.
Future Simple
I will unlearn
you will unlearn
he/she/it will unlearn
we will unlearn
they will unlearn
Examples - Future Simple
  • I will unlearn bad habits.
  • You will unlearn old ways.
  • She will unlearn prejudices.
  • We will unlearn misinformation.
  • They will unlearn outdated methods.
Future Continuous
I will be unlearning
you will be unlearning
he/she/it will be unlearning
we will be unlearning
they will be unlearning
Examples - Future Continuous
  • I will be unlearning habits.
  • You will be unlearning old ways.
  • He will be unlearning prejudices.
  • We will be unlearning misinformation.
  • They will be unlearning methods.
Future Perfect
I will have unlearnt
you will have unlearnt
he/she/it will have unlearnt
we will have unlearnt
they will have unlearnt
Examples - Future Perfect
  • I will have unlearned bad habits.
  • You will have unlearned old ways.
  • She will have unlearned prejudices.
  • We will have unlearned misinformation.
  • They will have unlearned methods.
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been unlearning
you will have been unlearning
he/she/it will have been unlearning
we will have been unlearning
they will have been unlearning
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been unlearning habits.
  • You will have been unlearning old ways.
  • He will have been unlearning prejudices.
  • We will have been unlearning misinformation.
  • They will have been unlearning methods.
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