- 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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However, the noise and excitement levels inside the grounds compares favourably to what I experienced in stadiums in Brazil, Russia and Qatar.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026
And William Howard Taft offers hope that personal defeat, as he experienced in the presidency, can pave the way for greater success in the future, through his leadership of the Supreme Court.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026
“Nursing home residents will lose their aides, homecare clients will lose their caregivers, hospital patients will lose trusted and experienced staff,” Armstrong continued.
From Salon • Jun. 30, 2026
The ranking puts the U.K. second-to-last of the 56 markets included in the UBS report — behind Cyprus, which experienced a decline of 25%.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026
The subprime mortgage market had experienced at least two distinct phases.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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