learned
having or showing profound knowledge
How often you will meet it
Rank 711 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 26,516 times across 175,113 chapters — 0.013% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adjective
- having or showing profound knowledge also: erudite a learned juristan erudite professor
- highly educated; having extensive information or understanding also: knowing, knowledgeable, lettered, well-educated, well-read knowing instructorsa knowledgeable critic
- established by conditioning or learning also: conditioned a conditioned response
learned in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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As he grew older, he learned to discern.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Look at the successful men in any of the learned professions.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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They learned to count ten and to do several other things.
The Dutch Twins · Lucy Fitch Perkins · Chapter 1
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Before my own time there was up I had learned to know what that meant.
Ethan Frome · Edith Wharton · Chapter 1
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John never forgot that memorable morning when he learned for the first time what place he had taken in the school.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1