I.to learn, esp. by inquiry; and in aor. to have learnt, i. e. to understand, know, Od., attic; ἀεὶ γὰρ ἡβᾶι τοῖς γέρουσιν εὖ μαθεῖν Aesch.; οἱ μανθάνοντες, learners, pupils, Xen.: —c. inf. to learn to do, learn how to do, Il., Aesch., etc.
II.to perceive by the senses, remark, notice, Hdt., Xen.:—with a part., μάνθανε ὤν, like ἴσθι ὤν, know that you are, Soph., etc.