adj · name · verb · 5 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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American:/vɝst/
Received-Pronunciation:/vɜːst/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)st
homophone: verst
CMU ARPABET:V ER1 S T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Knowledgeable or skilled, either through study or experience; familiar; practiced.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
A marketed variety of midazolam.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
past of verse
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
thoroughly acquainted through study or experience-W.H.Hudson- Herbert Read
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
this girl, so intimate with nature
knowledgeable about the technique of painting
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: intimate, knowledgeable
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
an injectable form of benzodiazepine (trade name Versed) useful for sedation and for reducing pain during uncomfortable medical procedures
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: midazolam
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: benzodiazepine
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
изкусен
(izkusen)
— knowledgeable or skilled
Bulgarian:
опитен
(opiten)
— knowledgeable or skilled
Catalan:
versat
— knowledgeable or skilled
Czech:
zběhlý
— knowledgeable or skilled
Danish:
kyndig
— knowledgeable or skilled
Danish:
øvet
— knowledgeable or skilled
French:
versé
— knowledgeable or skilled
Georgian:
განსწავლული
(gansc̣avluli)
— knowledgeable or skilled
Georgian:
მცოდნე
(mcodne)
— knowledgeable or skilled
Georgian:
ჩახედული
(čaxeduli)
— knowledgeable or skilled
Georgian:
გამოცდილი
(gamocdili)
— knowledgeable or skilled
Georgian:
დახელოვნებული
(daxelovnebuli)
— knowledgeable or skilled
German:
versiert
— knowledgeable or skilled
German:
geschickt
— knowledgeable or skilled
German:
erfahren
— knowledgeable or skilled
German:
geübt
— knowledgeable or skilled
German:
bekannt
— knowledgeable or skilled
German:
sachkundig
— knowledgeable or skilled
German:
kundig
— knowledgeable or skilled
Māori:
pūkenga
— knowledgeable or skilled
Scottish Gaelic:
fiosrach
— knowledgeable or skilled
Serbo-Croatian:
верзиран
(verziran)
— knowledgeable or skilled