Meaning

1 senses
  1. (obsolete)Educated

Examples

281 sentences
  1. It was just an educated guess.

    Це була просто здогадка на основі досвіду. — deniko

  2. Tom is a highly-educated man.

    Том — високоосвічена людина. — deniko

    ruТом - высокообразованный человек. — marafon

    deTom ist ein hochgebildeter Mann. — Naina

  3. Tom is a well-educated person.

    Том - освічена людина. — deniko

    deTom ist eine gebildete Person. — Naina

  4. People are more educated now than they used to be.

    Зараз люди більш освічені, ніж раніше. — menix

    ruСейчас люди более образованы, чем раньше. — Hellerick

    deDie Menschen haben jetzt eine bessere Bildung als früher. — al_ex_an_der

  5. I was educated in Boston.

    Я отримав освіту в Бостоні. — deniko

Origin

From Middle English educat(e) (“educated”, also used as the past participle of educaten),

From Middle English educat(e) (“educated”, also used as the past participle of educaten), borrowed from Latin ēducātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.

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Forms

more educate, most educate
Comparativemore educate Lesson
Superlativemost educate Lesson

regular

Collocations

3 patterns
  • an an educated
  • was educated in
  • well educated

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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