learned

American  

[lur-nid, lurnd] / ˈlɜr nɪd, lɜrnd /

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.

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learned British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of learned

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

Example Sentences

He only learned it had been aired on TV when he saw his phone around 03:00 GMT, including messages from the US as the news reached it.

From BBC

None of these women were anywhere near 65, but who knows, maybe a few of them learned that their bones need help.

From The Wall Street Journal

Trotsky was a dazzling speaker and a dandy who “never quite stopped being a clever schoolboy desperate to show others how much he had learned.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Her father was a politician, lawyer and judge, and from him she learned reverence for the law.

From The Wall Street Journal

Travis County voter registration director Christopher Davis said he hadn’t been contacted and had just learned the county had 97 flagged voters.

From Salon

Related Words

• accomplished
• educated
• scholarly
• scientific
• studied
• well-educated