learned

[lur-nid, lurnd]

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.

learned

/ 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

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of learned¹

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

Example Sentences

His parents had a player piano in the living room, and at a young age Rinaudo learned how to service it when it needed repairs.

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Surrounded by his wife and nieces, he says he has learned from their willing vulnerability.

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She later learned he didn’t correctly fill out the forms and the case was denied.

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There are lessons to be learned from its organisation and the choice of venues.

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We learned a few things—including why it had to be a 13-figure award.

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Related Words

• accomplished 
• educated 
• scholarly 
• scientific 
• studied 
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