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Researching vs Learning - What's the difference?

researching | learning |

As verbs the difference between researching and learning

is that researching is while learning is .

As nouns the difference between researching and learning

is that researching is the act of carrying out research while learning is (uncountable) an act in which something is learned.

researching

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of carrying out research.
  • * 1994 , Richard Beadle, The Cambridge Companion to Medieval English Theatre (page 160)
    • There are also the formal researchings into the past by Herod's doctors/councillors.

    learning

    English

    Verb

    (head)
    • I'm learning to ride a unicycle.

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (uncountable) An act in which something is learned.
    • Learning to ride a unicycle sounds exciting.
  • (uncountable) Accumulated knowledge.
    • The department head was also a scholar of great learning .
  • (countable) Something that has been learned
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=April 5, author=Stuart Elliott, title=Online Experiment for Print Magazine, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=“We’ll take the learnings and apply them to the rest of our business.” }}

    Usage notes

    Countable sense “thing learned” often used in plural form (m); see for details.

    Derived terms

    * book-learning * higher learning * learning curve * learning disability * learning by doing