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View synonyms for versed

versed

[ vurst ]

adjective

  1. experienced; practiced; skilled; learned (usually followed by in ):

    She was well versed in Greek and Latin.



versed

/ vɜːst /

adjective

  1. postpositivefoll byin thoroughly knowledgeable (about), acquainted (with), or skilled (in)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of versed1

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

For guidance, I turned to Mythical Kitchen’s Josh Scherer, who’s a bit of a Hot Pocket expert and is well versed in recreating discontinued foods.

I get the Business of Fashion emails in my inbox every day and that kind of gives me a recap of what’s going on in the fashion space, just because I like to be well versed since it’s the industry that I’m currently working in and going into.

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He’s also well versed in the hazards of an industry where failures can be literally explosive.

Complicating the matter is that a whole bunch of these folks are simply new to the idea of having a reciprocal relationship with natural places and aren’t yet well versed in stewardship.

Everyone seems well versed in the menu, if not always in who gets what dish.

But to Swift, well-versed in Hollywood dating, this is inconsequential.

In addition, the average layperson in this time period was well versed in theology.

But the news had not reached most senators, even those most well-versed on intelligence and defense issues.

Scott, like Beyer, is well versed in the economic challenges of her district.

As head of MSG and Cablevision, Dolan is well versed in all the various interests of AMM-MSG, save one: publishing.

As a brilliant conversationalist and well-versed political economist he has few rivals in his country.

He was deeply versed in Saxon literature and published a work on the antiquity of the English church.

I knew the names of things and was well versed in the theory and statistics of repairs and renewals, but that was all.

Somehow, I knew deep down in my own heart, ill versed as I was in such things, that I should never send her such a gift myself.

But although they are all sufficiently versed in British politics, their interest is very casual.

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verseversed sine