A Good Phrase to Replace "Get To Know"

Question

This is what I want to express:

I want to get to know more algorithms that have been created.

I have thought about changing the sentence into

I want to gain a better insight into algorithms that have been created.

But it seems inappropriate.

Any better phrase (or single word) to replace get to know?

(Or better way to construct the sentence?)

Answer 1

Any better phrase (or single word) to replace get to know?

My first thought was learn and my second was discover.

Answer 2

Firstly, get to know and gain a better insight into are not quite the same.

Your choice of the right phrase depends on the depth/ extent to which you want to know.

Know would be the simplest option:

I want to know more algorithms ...
(Are there any more than what I now know? If so, what are their names? - You now do not know of more; don't know if any exist.)

learn, explore, study, master, ... would be good alternatives of various degrees.

Answer 3

If you were talking about people, not algorithms, I'd recommend "become familiar with."

However, for algorithms, I'd be more inclined to use:

better understand the algorithms

or,

more fully comprehend the algorithms

I'm sure there are other viable alternatives, too.

My dictionary defines comprehend as grasp mentally; understand, so it seems like an especially apt word.

Answer 4

You could try:

I want to become more familiar with more algorithms that have been created.

I am not sure of you're meanings but it sounds like you want to increase the number of algorithms you know, so maybe this might work:

I want to be aware of more algorithms that have been created.

Answer 5

Some options are:

1. to familiarize oneself [better];
2. to acquaint oneself [better]; or
3. to master (a subject matter or process).

I would use better rather than more, if you must use an adverb, because more, as a previous commenter mentioned, could be thought to modify the number of algorithms rather than your familiarity with them.

Answer 6

I would've said learn about.

Answer 7

To express understanding something in its fullness, I've always liked the word grok:

grok, v. : to understand profoundly and intuitively

So: I want to grok all of the applicable algorithms.

Answer 8

A few options:

I want to gain a deeper understanding of more algorithms that have been created.

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I want to better understand the intricacies of more existing/modern algorithms that have been created.

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I want to expand my knowledge of existing algorithms.

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I want to further develop my knowledge/understanding of existing algorithms.