learn one's lesson

verb

To learn to avoid repeating a mistake.

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Meanings

verblearn 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)

present singular third person learns one's lesson · participle present learning one's lesson · participle past learned one's lesson · past learned one's lesson · participle past learnt one's lesson · past learnt one's lesson

  1. figurativelyTo learn to avoid repeating a mistake.

Translations

Finnish oppia läksynsä
  • oppia läksynsäTranslations
French retenir la leçon
  • retenir la leçonTranslations
Romanian se învăța minte
  • se învăța minteTranslations
Spanish escarmentar, aprender su lección
  • escarmentarTranslations
  • aprender su lecciónTranslations
  • desengañarseTranslations
Turkish akıllanmak, uslanmak
  • akıllanmakTranslations
  • uslanmakTranslations
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APA

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