learned

[ lur-nid for 1-3; lurnd for 4 ]

/ ˈlɜr nɪd for 1-3; lɜrnd for 4 /

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adjective

having much knowledge; scholarly; erudite: learned professors.

connected or involved with the pursuit of knowledge, especially of a scholarly nature: a learned journal.

of or showing learning or knowledge; well-informed: learned in the ways of the world.

acquired by experience, study, etc.: learned behavior.

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Origin of learned

First recorded in 1300–50, learned is from the Middle English word lerned.See learn, -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM learned

learn·ed·ly, adverblearn·ed·ness, nounhalf-learned, adjectivehalf-learn·ed·ly, adverb

o·ver·learn·ed, adjectiveo·ver·learn·ed·ly, adverbo·ver·learn·ed·ness, nounwell-learned, adjective

Words nearby learned

lear board, Lear complex, lea-rig, learn, learn by heart, learned, learned borrowing, learned drive, learned helplessness, learned profession, learned society

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Example sentences from the Web for learned

That may be about to change though, thanks to a new approach that blends pre-learned skills on the fly to tackle new challenges.
New Deep Learning Method Helps Robots Become Jacks-of-all-Trades|Edd Gent|December 14, 2020|Singularity Hub
“Then I learned he can't spell and is a manager at a CPK,” she said.
My Week on Jewish Tinder|Emily Shire|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
His first language was Russian, then he learned Swedish, but chooses to perform in monosyllabic broken English.
The Cult of Yung Lean: ‘I’m Building An Anarchistic Society From the Ground Up’|Marlow Stern|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I asked her how her trainers, born and raised in Iran, have learned how to teach hip-hop.
Iran’s Becoming a Footloose Nation as Dance Lessons Spread|IranWire|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST

I have learned a lot about productions and the abilities I have in this realm.
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I learned that he was working and living in the Lower East Side, delivering orders for an Italian restaurant and raising two kids.
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As resident physician for over fifteen years, I had learned patience in these matters.
Unbegotten Child|Winston Marks
I learned later that he had implored the Superior on his knees not to lay this dreadful command upon him, but all in vain.
The Monk and The Hangman's Daughter|Adolphe Danziger De Castro and Ambrose Bierce
I know his fame as a pious teacher and a learned man, well beloved of his people.
Standish of Standish|Jane G. Austin
From the recipients of her generosity more is known than could have been learned from her.
Alice Cogswell Bemis|Anonymous
He met that searching gaze as inscrutably as he had learned to endure the scrutiny of his opponent at the poker table.
The Heart of Canyon Pass|Thomas K. Holmes

British Dictionary definitions for learned

learned

/ (ˈlɜːnɪd) /

adjective

having great knowledge or erudition

involving or characterized by scholarship

(prenominal) a title applied in referring to a member of the legal profession, esp to a barristermy learned friend

Derived forms of learned

learnedly, adverblearnedness, noun

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