versed

[ vurst ]

/ vɜrst /

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adjective

experienced; practiced; skilled; learned (usually followed by in): She was well versed in Greek and Latin.

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Origin of versed

1600–10; <Latin versātus busied, engaged (see versatile), with -ed² for Latin -ātus

OTHER WORDS FROM versed

un·versed, adjective

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versant, versatile, versatility, vers de société, verse, versed, versed sine, verset, versicle, versicolor, versicolour

How to use versed in a sentence

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.
Why you should—or shouldn’t—DIY discontinued Hot Pockets|Purbita Saha|August 14, 2021|Popular-Science
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.
Digiday Guide: Everything you need to know about Gen Z’s media consumption habits|Kayleigh Barber|June 23, 2021|Digiday
He’s also well versed in the hazards of an industry where failures can be literally explosive.
Startup Phantom Space wants to be the Henry Ford of rockets|Neel V. Patel|May 26, 2021|MIT Technology Review
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.
To Permit or Not to Permit?|Shawnté Salabert|April 15, 2021|Outside Online

Everyone seems well versed in the menu, if not always in who gets what dish.
A Potomac view meets polished cooking at Ada’s on the River in Alexandria|Tom Sietsema|March 26, 2021|Washington Post
But to Swift, well-versed in Hollywood dating, this is inconsequential.
Taylor Swift’s ‘Blank Space’: Hell Hath No Fury Like A Tay-Tay Scorned|Sujay Kumar|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In addition, the average layperson in this time period was well versed in theology.
Americans’ Burning Obsession With Hell|William O’Connor|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the news had not reached most senators, even those most well-versed on intelligence and defense issues.
Senators Clueless About NSA Bombshell|Tim Mak|July 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Scott, like Beyer, is well versed in the economic challenges of her district.
It’s Trans vs. Gay in This Maryland Election|Gideon Resnick|June 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As head of MSG and Cablevision, Dolan is well versed in all the various interests of AMM-MSG, save one: publishing.
The Knicks Aren't a Sports Team. They're a Reality Show, and Phil Jackson is Their Latest Star.|Robert Silverman|March 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As a brilliant conversationalist and well-versed political economist he has few rivals in his country.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
He was deeply versed in Saxon literature and published a work on the antiquity of the English church.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
I knew the names of things and was well versed in the theory and statistics of repairs and renewals, but that was all.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
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.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
But although they are all sufficiently versed in British politics, their interest is very casual.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton

British Dictionary definitions for versed

versed

/ (vɜːst) /

adjective

(postpositive foll by in) thoroughly knowledgeable (about), acquainted (with), or skilled (in)

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