learned
pronunciation
How to pronounce learned in British English:
UK [lɜːnd , ˈlɜːnɪd]
How to pronounce learned in American English:
US [lɜːrnd , ˈlɜːrnɪd]
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- Adjective:
- having or showing profound knowledge
- highly educated; having extensive information or understanding
- established by conditioning or learning
- acquired by learning
Word Origin
- learned (adj.)
- "having knowledge gained by study," mid-14c., past participle adjective from learn (v.) in former transitive sense. Related: Learnedly; learnedness.
Synonym
literary studious intellectual bibliophagic bibliophilic pedantic highbrowed scholastic bibliophagous profound academic bookish
Example
- 1. They also learned simple tips that could save lives .
- 2. Three years later he learned he had terminal cancer .
- 3. The chicago faculty was dotted with awesomely learned refugees from hitler , of which strauss was the most revered .
- 4. They also learned how to train others .
- 5. Can it be studied and learned ?