versed

[vurst]

adjective

1. experienced; practiced; skilled; learned (usually followed byin ).

   She was well versed in Greek and Latin.

versed

/ vɜːst /

adjective

1. thoroughly knowledgeable (about), acquainted (with), or skilled (in)

Other Word Forms

• unversed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of versed¹

1600–10; < Latin versātus busied, engaged ( versatile ), with -ed ² for Latin -ātus

Example Sentences

By the time her cover of the Isley Brothers' Shout made her famous, aged 15, she was already versed in hiding her background.

From BBC

Some emergency room doctors and nurses who are versed in climate change want more recognition of the ways overheating can precipitate ER visits for heart, respiratory and kidney disease.

From Los Angeles Times

They are “very well versed in the general plan and the municipal code and the design guidelines,” he added.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s obvious that they were well versed on the region, the area...,” said Art Acevedo, a former California Highway Patrol section chief who has decades of experience in pursuits.

From Los Angeles Times

England's fielding issues are well versed and again hampered their cause.

From BBC

Related Words

• acquainted 
• competent 
• conversant 
• knowledgeable 
• practiced 
• proficient 
• skilled