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

Her arrest at her immigration interview was the first time she learned she had been ordered removed in 1998.

From Los Angeles Times

From speaking to his sister after he died, she learned Harker had four siblings, several of whom also grew up in foster care.

From Los Angeles Times

When Bessner asked others on X what they made of the writing style, some chalked it up to Epstein being a baby boomer who may have learned how to message on BlackBerry’s error-prone keyboard.

From The Wall Street Journal

From spending time talking to vets, I've learned that two opinions in particular are widely shared within the profession.

From BBC

I have this sense that she might be able to plug my answers into a formula I never learned and tell me what the heck is going on.

From Literature

Related Words

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