learned

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1 1.1.1.1 Verb 1.1.2 Pronunciation 2 1.1.2.1 Adjective 1.1.2.1.1 Alternative spellings 1.1.2.1.2 Usage notes 1.1.2.1.3 Synonyms 1.1.2.1.4 Antonyms 1.1.2.1.5 Derived terms 1.1.2.1.6 Translations 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Alternative forms 1.2.2 Pronunciation 1.2.3 Verb 1.2.4 Adjective 1.2.4.1 Translations 1.3 External links 1.4 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old English læran (“‘to teach’”)

[edit] Pronunciation 1

• (RP) IPA: /lɜːnd/, SAMPA: /l3:nd/
• (GenAm) IPA: /lɝ:nd/, SAMPA: /l3`:nd/

[edit] Verb

learned

1. Simple past tense and past participle of learn: taught

[edit] Pronunciation 2

• (RP) IPA: /ˈlɜːn.ɛd/, SAMPA: /"l3:n.Ed/

[edit] Adjective

learned (comparative more learned, superlative most learned)

• Having much learning, knowledgeable, erudite; highly educated.

  My learned friend (a formal, courteous description of a lawyer)

[edit] Alternative spellings

• learnèd

[edit] 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 /ɪ/, 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.

[edit] Synonyms

• (having much knowledge): brainy, erudite, knowledgeable, scholarly, educated
• See also Wikisaurus:learned

[edit] Antonyms

• (having little knowledge): ignorant, stupid, thick, uneducated

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[edit] Translations

[edit] Etymology 2

From Old English leornian (“‘to acquire knowledge’”)

[edit] Alternative forms

• learnt (UK only; seldom used in American English)

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /lɜːnd/, SAMPA: /l3:nd/
• (US) enPR: lûrnd, IPA: /lɝnd/, SAMPA: /l3`nd/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

[edit] Verb

learned

1. Simple past tense and past participle of learn.

[edit] Adjective

learned (comparative more learned, superlative most learned)

1. Derived from experience; acquired by learning.

   Everyday behavior is an overlay of learned behavior over instinct.

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• learned in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• learned in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: adeelnr
• Darlene
• Leander