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learned one's lesson

learned one's lesson is the simple past and past participle of learn one's lesson.

Meaning of learn one's lesson

Verb

learn one's lesson (third-person singular simple present learns one's lesson, present participle learning one's lesson, simple past and past participle learned one's lesson or learnt one's lesson)

  1. (figuratively) To learn to avoid repeating a mistake.

Questions about learned one's lesson

What is learned one's lesson the simple past and past participle of?
Learned one's lesson is the simple past and past participle of learn one's lesson.

Words near learned one's lesson in the dictionary

  1. learned loans
  2. learned loanword
  3. learned loanwords
  4. learned member
  5. learned members
  6. learned one's lesson
  7. learned one's place
  8. learned profession
  9. learned professions
  10. learned societies
  11. learned society

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