different between learnt vs earnt

English

Alternative forms

• learned (Standard US English spelling, Canadian)

Etymology

From Middle English lernd, lernde, equivalent to learn +? -t.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA^(key): /?l??nt/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /?l?nt/
• Rhymes: -??(r)nt

Verb

learnt

1. (Britain, New England, African-American Vernacular, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, alternative in US, Canada) simple past tense of learn

   I learnt so many things in this school.

2. (Britain, New England, African-American Vernacular, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, alternative in US, Canada) past participle of learn

   She has learnt to adapt to the changes quickly.

Anagrams

• Antler, Lenart, altern, antler, rental, ternal

English

Alternative forms

• earned

Etymology

From earn +? -t

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??nt/

Verb

earnt

1. (chiefly British) simple past tense and past participle of earn

Usage notes

• Written, this is an uncommon (<0.5% as common as earned in the British National Corpus) alternative form of the simple past and past participle earned. This form is, however, more commonly spoken than written. Other verbs which can be conjugated in this way are: learn (learnt), dream (dreamt), spell (spelt). But those forms are considered standard, whereas "earnt" is often considered non-standard.

Anagrams

• Arent, Netra, Teran, antre, aren't, arent, atren, nater