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Versed vs Knowing - What's the difference?

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Versed is a related term of knowing.


As adjectives the difference between versed and knowing

is that versed is knowledgeable or skilled, either through study or experience; familiar; practiced while knowing is possessing knowledge or understanding; intelligent.

As a verb knowing is

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As a noun knowing is

the act or condition of having knowledge.

versed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • knowledgeable or skilled, either through study or experience; familiar; practiced
  • * Milton
    • deep versed in books and shallow in himself
  • * Southey
    • opinions derived from studying the Scriptures, wherein he was versed beyond any person of his age
  • * Macaulay
    • These men were versed in the details of business.

    See also

    * versed sine

    Anagrams

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    knowing

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Possessing knowledge or understanding; intelligent.
  • * South
    • The knowing and intelligent part of the world.
  • Shrewd or showing clever awareness.
    • a knowing rascal
  • Suggestive of private knowledge.
  • Deliberate

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * knowingly

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or condition of having knowledge.
  • * 2009 , Gilbert Ryle, The Concept of Mind: 60th Anniversary Edition (page 194)
    • Sensations then, are not perceivings, observings or findings; they are not detectings, scannings or inspectings; they are not apprehendings, cognisings, intuitings or knowings .