- past tense form of experience.
- past participle of experience.
experienced
Americanadjective
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wise or skillful in a particular field through experience.
an experienced teacher.
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having learned through experience; taught by experience.
experienced through adversity.
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endured; undergone; suffered through.
experienced misfortunes.
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of experienced
First recorded in 1560–70; experience + -ed 2
Explanation
Someone experienced has first-hand knowledge of something. A 10-year veteran is an experienced baseball player. Experience is time you spend doing or learning something. If you've had a job as a welder, you have welding experience. When someone is described as experienced, it means they have first-hand knowledge about something. An experienced teacher has been teaching for years. An experienced writer has written many books or articles. An experienced soldier has been in the field for a while. People who are experienced tend to be wise: they know what they're talking about.
Example Sentences
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According to the researchers, tooth loss could reflect the accumulated effects of chronic inflammation, frailty, nutritional health, lifestyle, and other systemic stresses experienced over many years.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
As the rest of the nation has experienced large boom-and-bust cycles and now faces a persistent housing-affordability crisis, home prices in certain Midwestern cities have been mostly flat for more than a century.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
Harley, from Luston, Herefordshire, said she first began suffering from the effects of her condition at the age of 12, when she experienced her first seizure.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
In March, a spokesperson for the company said in a statement: “We have experienced meaningful and rapid growth and As ever is now ready to stand on its own.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
This Every-Other Friday was the worst one Bat had ever experienced, because it meant that it would be three days until he saw the skunk kit again.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
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