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learned the hard way

learned the hard way is the simple past and past participle of learn the hard way.

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What is learned the hard way the simple past and past participle of?
Learned the hard way is the simple past and past participle of learn the hard way.

Words near learned the hard way in the dictionary

  1. learned one's place
  2. learned profession
  3. learned professions
  4. learned societies
  5. learned society
  6. learned the hard way
  7. learned the ropes
  8. learned to walk before one could run
  9. learned treatise
  10. learned treatises
  11. learnedest

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