unlearn
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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- They unlearn outdated methods.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- They are unlearning outdated methods.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- They have unlearned outdated methods.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- They unlearned outdated methods.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.