learned

[lur-nid, lurnd]

adjective

1. having much knowledge; scholarly; erudite.

   learned professors.

2. connected or involved with the pursuit of knowledge, especially of a scholarly nature.

   a learned journal.

3. of or showing learning learn or knowledge; well-informed.

   learned in the ways of the world.

4. acquired by experience, study, etc..

   learned behavior.

learned

/ ˈlɜːnɪd /

adjective

1. having great knowledge or erudition

2. involving or characterized by scholarship

3. (prenominal) a title applied in referring to a member of the legal profession, esp to a barrister

   my learned friend

Other Word Forms

• learnedly adverb
• learnedness noun
• half-learned adjective
• half-learnedly adverb
• overlearned adjective
• overlearnedly adverb
• overlearnedness noun
• well-learned adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of learned¹

First recorded in 1300–50, learned is from the Middle English word lerned. See learn, -ed ²

Example Sentences

“One of my daughters learned how to use the phone and she called me constantly because she wanted me to come home,” Begg said in an interview after the conference.

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County Fire Department said in a statement that the crew was at the scene for less than 30 minutes conducting an “informal ‘lessons learned’ discussion of their actions from the night of the fire.”

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And he has long ago learned not to take anything for granted.

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The rats learned to reach a "reward" -- in this case, access to water -- after recognizing audio cues that indicated when water would be available and how much they would receive.

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Some investors in Europe learned this lesson the hard way last month.

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Related Words

• accomplished 
• educated 
• scholarly 
• scientific 
• studied 
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