adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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General-American:/ɪkˈspɪɹ.i.ənst/
Received-Pronunciation:/ɪkˈspɪə.ɹɪənst/
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CMU ARPABET:IH0 K S P IH1 R IY0 AH0 N S T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Having experience and skill in a subject.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Experient.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of experience
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: experient
Antonyms: inexperienced
History
Etymology
From experience + -ed.
Across languages
Translations
53 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani:
təcrübəli
— having experience
Belarusian:
дасве́дчаны
(dasvjédčany)
— having experience
Belarusian:
во́пытны
(vópytny)
— having experience
Belarusian:
быва́лы
(byvály)
— having experience
Belarusian:
віда́лы
(vidály)
— having experience
Belarusian:
спаку́шаны
(spakúšany)
— having experience
Bengali:
ওয়াকেফ
(ōẇakeph)
— having experience
Bulgarian:
о́питен
(ópiten)
— having experience
Chinese Mandarin:
有經驗的 /有经验的
(yǒu jīngyàn de)
— having experience
Czech:
zkušený
— having experience
Dutch:
ervaren
— having experience
Esperanto:
sperta
— having experience
Estonian:
kogenud
— having experience
Finnish:
kokenut
— having experience
French:
expérimenté
— having experience
Georgian:
გამოცდილი
(gamocdili)
— having experience
German:
erfahren
— having experience
German:
sattelfest
— having experience
Greek:
έμπειρος
(émpeiros)
— having experience
Ancient Greek:
ἔμπειρος
(émpeiros)
— having experience
Hindi:
अनुभवी
(anubhvī)
— having experience
Hungarian:
tapasztalt
— having experience
Japanese:
経験豊かな
(keiken yutaka na)
— having experience
Northern Kurdish:
xwedîtecrûbe
— having experience
Northern Kurdish:
bitecrûbe
— having experience
Latin:
perītus
— having experience
Macedonian:
искусен
(iskusen)
— having experience
Malay:
berpengalaman
— having experience
Māori:
tautoohito
— having experience
Persian:
جهاندیده
(jahândide)
— having experience
Polish:
doświadczony
— having experience
Polish:
obyty
— having experience
Portuguese:
experiente
— having experience
Romanian:
experimentat
— having experience
Romanian:
încercat
— having experience
Russian:
о́пытный
(ópytnyj)
— having experience
Russian:
искушённый
(iskušónnyj)
— having experience
Russian:
быва́лый
(byvályj)
— having experience
Serbo-Croatian:
искусан
— having experience
Serbo-Croatian:
iskusan
— having experience
Slovak:
skúsený
— having experience
Slovene:
izkušen
— having experience
Spanish:
experimentado
— having experience
Spanish:
avezado
— having experience
Spanish:
ducho
— having experience
Spanish:
asendereado
— having experience
Spanish:
experienciado
— having experience
Swedish:
erfaren
— having experience
Swedish:
förfaren
— having experience
Ukrainian:
досві́дчений
(dosvídčenyj)
— having experience
Ukrainian:
бува́лий
(buvályj)
— having experience
Ukrainian:
споку́шений
(spokúšenyj)
— having experience