learned

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Use learned in a sentence

This man could be described as learned.

adjective

The definition of learned is someone scholarly, or with a lot of knowledge and expertise.
A distinguished professor of science is an example of someone who would be described as learned.

verb

Learned is defined as acquired information or knowledge.
When you were taught how to multiply and you now know how to multiply, this is an example of when you learned how to multiply.

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learned

1. having or showing much learning; well-informed; erudite
2. having or showing much learning in some special field: a learned doctor
of or characterized by scholarship, study, and learning: a learned society
acquired by study, experience, etc.: a learned response

Origin of learned

origin, originally past participle of learn in obsolete sense, “to teach”

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learned

adjective

Having profound, often systematic knowledge; erudite.
Showing or characterized by such knowledge: a learned journal.
Acquired by learning or experience: learned behavior.

Origin of learned

Middle English lerned educated past participle of lernen to learn, teach ; see learn .

Related Forms:

learn′ed·ly
adverb

learn′ed·ness
noun

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learned

learned erudite scholarly

These adjectives mean having or showing profound knowledge: a learned jurist; an erudite professor; a scholarly treatise.

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Verb

Simple past tense and past participle of learn.: taught

Adjective

(comparative more learned, superlative most learned)

Having much learning, knowledgeable, erudite; highly educated.
My learned friend (a formal, courteous description of a lawyer)

Usage notes

This adjectival sense of this word is sometimes spelled with a grave accent. This is meant to indicate that the second "˜e' is pronounced as /Éª/ or /É™/, rather than being silent, as in the verb form. This usage is largely restricted to poetry and other works in which it is important that the adjective's disyllabicity be made explicit.

Origin

From Middle English lerned, from Old English lÃ¦ran (“to teach")

Verb

Simple past tense and past participle of learn.

Adjective

(comparative more learned, superlative most learned)

Derived from experience; acquired by learning.
Everyday behavior is an overlay of learned behavior over instinct.

Origin

From Old English leornian (“to acquire knowledge")

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