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Fill in the blank with the verb that matches “learn from” “A man remains narrow-minded, self-complacent, and ignorant unless he visits other people and ______ from them.” Choose the verb that completes the idea correctly.

Difficulty: Easy

learns
borrows
copies
steals

Correct Answer: learns

Explanation:

Given data

Purpose of visiting other people: to improve one’s understanding.

Concept/ApproachThe natural collocation is “learn from (someone).”

Option analysislearns — correct collocation “learns from them.”borrows/copies/steals — wrong meaning for intellectual growth in this context.

Final Answerlearns

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