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learn⋅ed
[lur-nid for 1–3; lurnd for 4]
–adjective
| 1. | having much knowledge; scholarly; erudite: learned professors. |
| 2. | connected or involved with the pursuit of knowledge, esp. of a scholarly nature: a learned journal. |
| 3. | of or showing learning or knowledge; well-informed: learned in the ways of the world. |
| 4. | acquired by experience, study, etc.: learned behavior. |
learn
[lurn]
verb, learned [lurnd]
or learnt, learn⋅ing.–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience: to learn French; to learn to ski. |
| 2. | to become informed of or acquainted with; ascertain: to learn the truth. |
| 3. | to memorize: He learned the poem so he could recite it at the dinner. |
| 4. | to gain (a habit, mannerism, etc.) by experience, exposure to example, or the like; acquire: She learned patience from her father. |
| 5. | (of a device or machine, esp. a computer) to perform an analogue of human learning with artificial intelligence. |
| 6. | Nonstandard. to instruct in; teach. |
–verb (used without object)
| 7. | to acquire knowledge or skill: to learn rapidly. |
| 8. | to become informed (usually fol. by of): to learn of an accident. |
Origin:
bef. 900; ME lernen, OE leornian to learn, read, ponder (c. G lernen); akin to lesan to glean (c. G lesen to read). See lear
bef. 900; ME lernen, OE leornian to learn, read, ponder (c. G lernen); akin to lesan to glean (c. G lesen to read). See lear

Related forms:
learn⋅a⋅ble, adjective
Synonyms:
1. Learn, ascertain, detect, discover imply adding to one's store of facts. To learn is to add to one's knowledge or information: to learn a language. To ascertain is to verify facts by inquiry or analysis: to ascertain the truth about an event. To detect implies becoming aware of something that had been obscure, secret, or concealed: to detect a flaw in reasoning. To discover is used with objective clauses as a synonym of learn in order to suggest that the new information acquired is surprising to the learner: I discovered that she had been married before.
1. Learn, ascertain, detect, discover imply adding to one's store of facts. To learn is to add to one's knowledge or information: to learn a language. To ascertain is to verify facts by inquiry or analysis: to ascertain the truth about an event. To detect implies becoming aware of something that had been obscure, secret, or concealed: to detect a flaw in reasoning. To discover is used with objective clauses as a synonym of learn in order to suggest that the new information acquired is surprising to the learner: I discovered that she had been married before.
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learn (lûrn) v. learned also learnt (lûrnt), learn·ing, learns v. tr.
To gain knowledge, information, comprehension, or skill: learns quickly; learned about computers; learned of the job through friends. [Middle English lernen, from Old English leornian; see leis-1 in Indo-European roots.] learn'a·ble adj., learn'er n. |
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Learned
Learn"ed\, a. Of or pertaining to learning; possessing, or characterized by, learning, esp. scholastic learning; erudite; well-informed; as, a learned scholar, writer, or lawyer; a learned book; a learned theory. The learnedlover lost no time. --Spenser. Men of much reading are greatly learned, but may be little knowing. --Locke. Words of learned length and thundering sound. --Goldsmith. The learned, learned men; men of erudition; scholars. -- Learn"ed*ly, adv. Learn"ed*ness, n. Every coxcomb swears as learnedly as they. --Swift.
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Language Translation for : learned
Spanish:
culto, erudito,
German:
bewandert,
Japanese:
学識のある
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