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versed

[ vurst ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

experienced; practiced; skilled; learned (usually followed by in ):
She was well versed in Greek and Latin.

versed

/ ��ɜː�� /

adjective

postpositivefoll byin thoroughly knowledgeable (about), acquainted (with), or skilled (in)

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Other Word Forms

�ܲ�·�� adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of versed¹

1600–10; < Latin ��ٳܲ� busied, engaged ( versatile ), with -ed ² for Latin -��ٳܲ�

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Joel arrived on TV with an expiration date, as anyone versed in the mythology of “The Last of Us” already knew.

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"This was a meticulously researched and planned assassination attempt by a team of men well versed in the level of criminality to pull it off," prosecutor Michael Shaw KC said.

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As a Kurd, she is well versed in her people's experience of suffering in the region.

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Rita was particularly open to working with young potters as well as designers not versed in ceramics.

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All this makes him an unlikely choice for a position that typically goes to more senior politicians, well versed in law.

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