experienced
Americanadjective
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wise or skillful in a particular field through experience.
an experienced teacher.
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having learned through experience; taught by experience.
experienced through adversity.
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endured; undergone; suffered through.
experienced misfortunes.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- nonexperienced adjective
- quasi-experienced adjective
- unexperienced adjective
- well-experienced adjective
Etymology
Origin of experienced
First recorded in 1560–70; experience + -ed 2
Example Sentences
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It plans to build its own IP and change “how talent is created, developed and experienced in the AI era.”
From Los Angeles Times
But as I’d already experienced, she was really good at using secrets to her benefit—including her own “secrets.”
From Literature
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“Many of life’s failures are experienced by people who do not realize how close they were to success when they gave up,” she quoted.
From Literature
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Sometimes, when a friend has experienced a blow to their ego, they just want someone to listen.
From MarketWatch
Gretzmacher is thought to be the first EU citizen to be kidnapped since Niger's 2023 military coup, underlining the sharp security deterioration experienced in the country since the military takeover.
From BBC
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