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

Yanez, who lives in Houston, said she learned of it about an hour later.

From Los Angeles Times

Dionne recently learned she is a match for a kidney and is hopeful surgery can be arranged soon.

From BBC

"I want to show the world what Africa really is," Speed declared during his South Africa stop - where he went car-spinning, learned some amapiano dance moves and got scratched by a cheetah.

From BBC

When she woke from an induced coma 11 weeks later, Gina learned her fiance had saved her life but had lost his in the fire.

From BBC

In 2019, he had sent a letter to another woman he learned was considering suing him, according to court filings.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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