educated
part of speech
adjective (educated, more educated); verb form (past of «educate»: educated)
meaning for a pupil
1) Educated describes a person who has learned a lot, especially at school, college or university. tree →
2) As a verb form, «educated» means taught: «She was educated at a school in Dublin». tree →
3) An «educated guess» is a guess based on some knowledge, not a wild guess. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life «well educated» praises someone who knows a lot. In maths and science, pupils are often asked to make an «educated guess» (an estimate or prediction based on what they know) before an experiment or calculation. In history, many children long ago were never educated because they had to work. Phrases: «well educated», «highly educated», «educated guess», «educated at».
examples
- My grandma was educated at a small village school. tree →
- She is a well-educated woman who speaks four languages. tree →
- Make an educated guess: how many sweets are in the jar? tree →
- Before the experiment, write an educated guess about what will happen. tree →
- In the past, many girls were not educated at all. tree →
- He was educated at home by his parents. tree →
- "He must be a well-educated swineherd. tree →
note
Past form of «educate»: educate, educates, educated, educating. Being educated is not the same as being clever or kind; people without school education can be wise. An educated guess in maths is like an estimate: check it afterwards with the real answer.
In the corpora
- Educated people in Columbus's time already knew the Earth was round, so the story that he proved it is a myth.
- Educated people already knew the Earth was round; Columbus's mistake was thinking it was much smaller than it is.
- Educated people in Europe knew the Earth was round since ancient Greek times; Eratosthenes estimated its size more than 2,200 years ago.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «educated» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.