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versed

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versed  (vûrst)
adj.
Acquainted through study or experience; knowledgeable or skilled: She is well versed in classical languages.
versed [vɜːst]
adj
(postpositive; foll by in) thoroughly knowledgeable (about), acquainted (with), or skilled (in)
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Noun1.versed - an injectable form of benzodiazepine (trade name Versed) useful for sedation and for reducing pain during uncomfortable medical proceduresVersed - an injectable form of benzodiazepine (trade name Versed) useful for sedation and for reducing pain during uncomfortable medical procedures
midazolam
benzodiazepine - any of several similar lipophilic amines used as tranquilizers or sedatives or hypnotics or muscle relaxants; chronic use can lead to dependency
brand, brand name, marque, trade name - a name given to a product or service
Adj.1.versed - thoroughly acquainted through study or experience; "this girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson; "knowledgeable about the technique of painting"- Herbert Read
knowledgeable, intimate
experienced, experient - having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
versed
Translations
versed [vɜːst] ADJ to be well versed in → ser or estar versado en, ser experto en
versed [ˈvɜːrst] adj
versed in sth → versé(e) dans qch
well-versed in sth → très versé(e) en qch
versed
adj (also well versed) → bewandert, beschlagen (→ in in +dat); he’s well versed in the art of judo → er beherrscht die Kunst des Judos; I’m not very well versed in … → ich verstehe nicht viel or ich habe wenig Ahnung von …
versed [vɜːst] adj to be well versed in sth → essere molto versato/a in qc
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As the journals, on which I chiefly depended, had been kept by men of business, intent upon the main object of the enterprise, and but little versed in science, or curious about matters not immediately bearing upon their interest, and as they were written often in moments of fatigue or hurry, amid the inconveniences of wild encampments, they were often meagre in their details, furnishing hints to provoke rather than narratives to satisfy inquiry.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
Van Baerle was sufficiently versed in the history of his country to know that the celebrated Grotius was confined in that castle after the death of Barneveldt; and that the States, in their generosity to the illustrious publicist, jurist, historian, poet, and divine, had granted to him for his daily maintenance the sum of twenty-four stivers.
The Black Tulip by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
Perhaps it is because I am not well versed in the ways of her sex.
The Yellow Crayon by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
 
 
 
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