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well-versed

[ wel-vurst ]

adjective

  1. highly experienced, practiced, or skilled; very knowledgeable; learned:

    He is a well-versed scholar on the subject of biblical literature.



well-versed

adjective

  1. comprehensively knowledgeable (about), acquainted (with), or skilled (in)
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of well-versed1

First recorded in 1590–1600
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Kaitlyn’s mother was an immigrant from Vietnam — scrappy and apparently well-versed in the subtleties of the IRS’ cash deposit policy.

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Following the departure of Jon Lewis, Lot will want to assert control but she is also well-versed in the importance of not panicking and empowering the players.

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“You’ve got to be very well-versed and comfortable in using it, because you’re basically given the keys to the system to potentially alert millions of people,” he said.

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By the time Rogers bought his Altadena home, he was well-versed in hardship.

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The Chilean director of “Maria,” which stars Angelina Jolie as opera singer Maria Callas, is clearly a well-versed lover of cinema — but he says he wouldn’t actually consider himself a true cinephile.

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