learned 5 letters

learned English-French Dictionary WordReference.com. Weblearned adj (knowledgeable) érudit, savant, instruit adj : The young woman went to university because she admired her learned grandfather, and wanted to be like him. La jeune femme est allée à l'université parce qu'elle admirait son grand-père érudit et voulait être comme lui. learned, also UK: learnt adj (that has been learned) appris adj : acquis adj

WebLearned is the generally accepted way of spelling it in the United States and Canada, while the rest of the English-speaking world seems to prefer learnt for now. Why for now? The American English tendency toward making irregular verbs into regular ones has started influencing British English , which is why the -ed variant is becoming increasingly used.