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versed

versed

3 6.7
Knowing a lot about a subject because of study or practice
  • adjective
  • /vɜrst/
translation icon : versado
  • But any theologically versed Christian (or, for that matter, Jew, Muslim, etc.) will tell you.
  • well-versed

He, he, he was very, very well versed in Lenin and Marx.

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Examples

  • The other thing is he should be very well versed in advanced technical analysis.

    The Rich Dad Channel

  • ANSWER: Professor Pharand: I am not sure at all that I am versed enough in the early history of international law to delve into that question, but I think you might well be right.

    Academic text (1994)

  • So first let me just mention that you mentioned being well versed with the material.

  • I primarily use C#, but I am versed enough to handle both languages.

    Blog text (8)

  • But anyway, I'm quite versed in it from that show.

  • So I've now become very well versed in what I call the people collection business.

    High Performance

  • I think I'm pretty well versed in Mel Brooks.

    Vanity Fair

  • There's still like plenty of people that are really like, well versed in in all of these, all of these fields.

  • And I, it's funny because I wasn't fully versed in meditation for a long time.

    Jay Shetty Podcast

  • With years of studying, she is now well versed in the history of art.

Synonyms

experienced
vsversed
138 2.1

Someone who has a lot of skill and knowledge from doing something many times

also includes knowledge gained through study as well as experience
knowledgeable
vsversed
92 4.1

A person who has learned a lot about a subject

includes both practical skill gained from practice and study
educated
vsversed
36 3.2

A person who has a good education and a lot of knowledge

can also mean skill gained through practice, not only formal education
seasoned
vsversed
34 4.0

A person with a lot of experience and skill in a job

can also come from focused study and not only long experience
practiced
vsversed
3.7

Someone who has a lot of skill because they did something many times

adds broad knowledge or formal study to practical skill
learned
vsversed
  • Formal
6.0

Very well educated and knowing a lot about a subject

also covers practical ability and experience, not just scholarly knowledge

Antonyms

ignorant
367 3.7

Not knowing about something or how it works

unskilled
6 2.9

Having no ability or training to do something well

How Knowledgeable

expert
3 3.5
knowledgeable
92 4.1
versed
3 6.7
familiar
476 2.8
aware
∞ 2.7

Surface Forms

versed positive

Morphology

versed = verse (semi-transparent) = verse + ed

The adjective is a participial formation from the verb 'verse', but the verb is uncommon and the resulting meaning is somewhat lexicalized.

Etymology

Versed comes from the old root vers-, which means 'to turn', and you see it in verse, a line of poetry, and reverse. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine turning a subject over in your mind again and again until you know it well, so to be versed in something means to be experienced or skilled in it.