different between licensed vs versed

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?la?sn?st/
• Hyphenation: li?censed

Adjective

licensed (not comparable)

1. (of a person or enterprise) having been issued with a licence (by the required authority)

   Only licensed exterminators can purchase rat poison in this state.

   1. (of a shop or restaurant) allowed to sell alcohol

      The opening hours of licensed premises are restricted to prevent all-night drinking.

2. (of an activity) authorized by licence

   Even licensed fishing has a major effect on the fish population in the river.

   1. (of a product) based on an existing piece of intellectual property and sold under licence.

      Although they sell well, licensed video games are seldom critically acclaimed.

Antonyms

• unlicensed

Hyponyms

• GPL-licensed
• tri-licensed

Related terms

Translations

Verb

licensed

1. simple past tense and past participle of license

See also

• licenced

Anagrams

• declines, silenced

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /v??(r)st/
• Rhymes: -??(r)st

Adjective

versed (comparative more versed, superlative most versed)

1. knowledgeable or skilled, either through study or experience; familiar; practiced
   • 1829, Robert Southey, Sir Thomas More; or, Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society

     opinions […] derived from studying the Scriptures, wherein he was versed beyond any person of his age

Translations

Verb

versed

1. past tense of verse

See also

• versed sine

Anagrams

• Devers, Verdes, served

Hungarian

Etymology

vers +? -ed (possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?v?r??d]
• Hyphenation: ver?sed

Noun

versed

1. second-person singular single-possession possessive of vers

Declension