erfahren — meaning in English
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English meaning
- adept adjective Very skilled or highly proficient at something.
- consummate adj Extremely skilled or accomplished; perfect of its kind.
- discover verb To find or learn something for the first time.
- experience noun Knowledge or skill gained by doing something over time.
- experienced adj Having gained skill or knowledge through practice over time.
- find out phrasal verb To learn something you did not previously know, either by asking, checking or discovering it by chance.
- learn verb To gain knowledge or a skill through study, practice, or experience.
- learned adjective Having extensive knowledge, gained through years of study; scholarly.
- proficient adj Skilled and competent, especially through practice.
- seasoned adjective Experienced and skilled through long practice.
- skilled adj Having a high level of ability, especially through training or experience.
- sophisticated adj Having a lot of worldly experience and refined taste; cultured and knowledgeable.
- versed adj Skilled or knowledgeable, usually through study or practice.
Senses
erfahren is used for these senses in English:
- adept Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient
- consummate Supremely skilled and experienced; highly accomplished; fully qualified.
- discover (transitive, now, rare) To expose, uncover.
- experience (transitive) To observe certain events; undergo a certain feeling or process; or perform certain actions that may alter one or contribute to one's knowledge, opinions, or skills.
- experienced Having experience and skill in a subject.
- find out (transitive) To discover or expose (someone) as disobedient, dishonest, etc.
- learn To come to know; to become informed of; to find out.
- learned Derived from experience; acquired by learning.
adept — full definition
- adjective Very skilled or highly proficient at something.
- noun A person who is highly skilled in a particular field.
consummate — full definition
- adj Extremely skilled or accomplished; perfect of its kind.
- verb To complete or finalize something, especially a plan or agreement.
- verb To make a marriage legally or traditionally complete through first sexual intercourse.