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learns one's lesson

learns one's lesson is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 learns one's lesson

What is learns one's lesson the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Learns one's lesson is the third-person singular simple present indicative of learn one's lesson.

Words near learns one's lesson in the dictionary

  1. learnling
  2. learnlings
  3. learns
  4. learns Chinese
  5. learns from experience
  6. learns one's lesson
  7. learns one's place
  8. learns the hard way
  9. learns the ropes
  10. learns to walk before one can run
  11. learnset

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