Definition of Learned
Learned
learned
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
possessing great knowledge in some field due to having studied or been trained or educated;
e.g. She is a learned and distinguished scholar in this subject.
(adjective)
having been acquired through a process of study or training;
e.g. We practiced the learned technique until we could do it without needing instructions.
(verb)
gained skills or knowledge through a process of studying or being taught or through experience;
e.g. I learned how to swim when I was very young.
(verb)
memorized something, became familiar enough with it to know it from memory;
e.g. He learned the names of his students within the first week of teaching them.
(verb)
came to know something by being informed of it or by observing something;
e.g. They learned that they had been selected for the competition only yesterday.
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