learned
[ lur-nid for 1–3; lurnd for 4 ]
/ ˈlɜr nɪd for 1–3; lɜrnd for 4 /
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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Nearby words
- learn,
- learn by heart,
- learn one's lesson,
- learn to live with,
- learnable,
- learned borrowing,
- learned drive,
- learned helplessness,
- learned profession,
- learned society
Origin of learned
learn
[ lurn ]
/ lɜrn /
verb (used with object), learned [lurnd] /lɜrnd/ or learnt, learn·ing.
verb (used without object), learned [lurnd] /lɜrnd/ or learnt, learn·ing.
to acquire knowledge or skill: to learn rapidly.
to become informed (usually followed by of): to learn of an accident.
Origin of learn
before 900; Middle English lernen, Old English leornian to learn, read, ponder (cognate with German lernen); akin to lesan to glean (cognate with German lesen to read). See lear
Synonym study
1. Learn, ascertain, detect, discover imply adding to one's store of facts. To learn is to add to one's knowledge or information: to learn a language. To ascertain is to verify facts by inquiry or analysis: to ascertain the truth about an event. To detect implies becoming aware of something that had been obscure, secret, or concealed: to detect a flaw in reasoning. To discover is used with objective clauses as a synonym of learn in order to suggest that the new information acquired is surprising to the learner: I discovered that she had been married before.
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Examples from the Web 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
learn
/ (lɜːn) /
verb learns, learning, learned (lɜːnd) or learnt
(when tr, may take a clause as object) to gain knowledge of (something) or acquire skill in (some art or practice)
(tr) to commit to memory
(tr) to gain by experience, example, etc
(intr; often foll by of or about) to become informed; know
not standard to teach
Word Origin for learn
Old English leornian; related to Old High German lirnen
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learn
In addition to the idioms beginning with learn
- learn by heart
- learn one's lesson
- learn to live with
also see:
- by heart, learn
- little knowledge (learning) is a dangerous thing
- live and learn
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