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learns one's place

learns one's place is the third-person singular simple present indicative of learn one's place.

Meaning of learn one's place

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To be made aware, by experience, of one's inferior rank or status.

Questions about learns one's place

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

Words near learns one's place in the dictionary

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

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