Defend
Learn
Learn verb - To acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Some people consider being bullied at school as something you have to deal with and learn how to defend yourself instead of always running to an adult for help and by standing up for yourself, you grow up and learn to be independent when being threatened.
Source: Rite of Passage -
He is dismayed to learn that Amelia is the team chief, but will defend a woman that he feels is being disrespected.
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Training the Peaceful Villagers: Peng and his girlfriend created the Kung Fu fight club so that the villagers could learn to defend themselves.
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