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knowledgeable
(redirected from knowledgably)

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knowl·edge·a·ble  (nl-j-bl)
adj.
Possessing or showing knowledge or intelligence; perceptive and well-informed.

knowledge·a·bili·ty n.
knowledge·ably adv.

knowledgeable, knowledgable [ˈnɒlɪdʒəbəl]
adj
possessing or indicating much knowledge
knowledgeableness , knowledgableness n
knowledgeably , knowledgably adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.knowledgeableknowledgeable - highly educated; having extensive information or understanding; "knowing instructors"; "a knowledgeable critic"; "a knowledgeable audience"
educated - possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)
2.knowledgeable - alert and fully informed; "a knowing collector of rare books"; "surprisingly knowledgeable about what was going on"
informed - having much knowledge or education; "an informed public"; "informed opinion"; "the informed customer"
3.knowledgeable - thoroughly acquainted through study or experience; "this girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson; "knowledgeable about the technique of painting"- Herbert Read
experienced, experient - having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation

knowledgeable
adjective
1. well-informed, acquainted, conversant, au fait (French), experienced, understanding, aware, familiar, conscious, switched-on (informal), in the know (informal), sussed (Brit. slang), cognizant, in the loop, au courant (French), clued-up (informal) school-age children who were very knowledgeable about soccer
2. intelligent, lettered, learned, educated, scholarly, erudite He was a knowledgeable and well-read man.
Translations
knowledgeable [ˈnɒlɪdʒəbl] ADJ [person] (gen) → informado; (in specific subject) → entendido (about en) [remark] → erudito
she's very knowledgeable about antiqueses muy entendida en antigüedades, sabe mucho de antigüedades

knowledgeable [ˈnɒlɪdʒəbəl] adjbien informé(e)
to be knowledgeable about sth → s'y connaître en qch
She's very knowledgeable about computers → Elle s'y connaît bien en informatique.
knowledge-based [ˈnɒlɪdʒbeɪst] n
[society, economy] → de la connaissance; [product] → basé sur la connaissance
The shift from an industrial to a knowledge-based economy → Le passage d'une économie industrielle à une économie de la connaissance
[system] → expert inv

knowledgeable
adj personkenntnisreich, bewandert; reportgut fundiert; to be knowledgeableviel wissen (→ about über +acc)

knowledgeable [ˈnɒlɪdʒəbl] adj (person) → ben informato/a; (remark) → pertinente
knowledgeable [ˈnɒlɪdʒəbl] adj (person) → ben informato/a; (remark) → pertinente

knowledgeable حسن الاطلاع inteligentní vidende kenntnisreich γνώστης entendido tietäväinen instruit upućen bene informato 見識のある 박식한 op de hoogte velinformert dobrze poinformowany instruído осведомленный kunnig มีความรู้ bilgili am hiểu 知识渊博的


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