relearn
verb
re·learn
(ˌ)rē-ˈlərn 
relearned; relearning
: to learn (something) again
… even those in the class who had been playing for decades regressed to golf infancy. Everyone had to relearn the basics …—
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Rachel Urquhart… most of the top-selling books are printed in the original Japanese right-to-left format. Not only do readers have to relearn how to read comics, they have to relearn how to read a book.—Heidi MacDonald
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Over the following months, Len underwent intensive rehab, relearning how to walk, speak, and perform everyday tasks.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
Mendelssohn, now 22, had to relearn basic tasks — including how to push herself up, turn on her side and even walk.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 14 July 2025
Less than a month later, the sweet girl was relearning to walk.
—Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2025
After a March brain surgery at Cook Children’s, 15-year-old Preston Benjamin-Sewell had to relearn how to walk, eat and talk.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2025
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
Mendelssohn, now 22, had to relearn basic tasks — including how to push herself up, turn on her side and even walk.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 14 July 2025
Less than a month later, the sweet girl was relearning to walk.
—Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2025
After a March brain surgery at Cook Children’s, 15-year-old Preston Benjamin-Sewell had to relearn how to walk, eat and talk.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2025
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“Relearn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relearn. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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relearn
transitive verb
re·learn
ˈrē-ˈlərn
: to learn again (what has been forgotten)
relearning
noun
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