learned

[ lur-nid lurnd ]

adjective

1. having much knowledge; scholarly; erudite:

   learned professors.

2. connected or involved with the pursuit of knowledge, especially of a scholarly nature:

   a learned journal.

3. of or showing learning learn or knowledge; well-informed:

   learned in the ways of the world.

4. acquired by experience, study, etc.:

   learned behavior.

learned

/ ˈlɜːnɪd /

adjective

1. having great knowledge or erudition
2. involving or characterized by scholarship
3. prenominal a title applied in referring to a member of the legal profession, esp to a barrister

   my learned friend

Derived Forms

• ˈlearnedly, adverb
• ˈlearnedness, noun

Other Words From

• learned·ly adverb
• learned·ness noun
• half-learned adjective
• half-learned·ly adverb
• over·learned adjective
• over·learned·ly adverb
• over·learned·ness noun
• well-learned adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of learned¹

First recorded in 1300–50, learned is from the Middle English word lerned. See learn, -ed ²

Example Sentences

Amjid Wazir, the chairman of City Central Mosque, said Beech did not seem to have learned any lessons after his previous crime.

From BBC

One said they had previously worked undercover investigating the Mexican Mafia, and claimed they learned last year about a potential threat against them and them and their wife.

From Los Angeles Times

Through the course of their research, the team learned that the arrangement and intensity of the lighting is critical.

From Los Angeles Times

Having learned to feed himself, it spent several years travelling south along Norway’s coast and in May 2023 was even spotted off the coast of Sweden.

From BBC

Freddy believes some lessons were learned at the summit, however, and that it deserves a place in hip-hop history.

From BBC

Related Words

• accomplished
• educated
• scholarly
• scientific
• studied
• well-educated