1. Having or showing profound knowledge
   "a learned jurist";
   - erudite
    
2. Highly educated; having extensive information or understanding
   "The learned professor gave a fascinating lecture";
   - knowing, knowledgeable, lettered, well-educated, well-read, knowledgable, well-versed
    
3. (psychology) established by conditioning or learning
   "The dog showed a learned response to the bell";
   - conditioned

1. Gain knowledge or skills
   "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit";
   - larn [informal], acquire
    
2. Commit to memory; learn by heart
   "Have you learned your lines for the play yet?";
   - memorize, memorise [Brit], con [archaic]
    
3. Get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
   "I learned that she has two grown-up children";
   - hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line [informal], discover, see
    
4. Be a student of a certain subject
   "She is learning chemistry at university";
   - study, read, take
    
5. Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
   "learn whether the train leaves on time";
   - determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch
    
6. [archaic] Impart skills or knowledge to
   "I'll learn you to do it right next time";
   - teach, instruct

See also: educated, scholarly

Type of: acquire, act, gain, hit the books [informal], inform, move, study, win

Encyclopedia: Learned, Mississippi