Meanings
verblive and learn (third-person singular simple present lives and learns, present participle living and learning, simple past and past participle lived and learned or lived and learnt)
present singular third person lives and learns · participle present living and learning · participle past lived and learned · past lived and learned · participle past lived and learnt · past lived and learnt
- An exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences. Commonly used after a misfortune to indicate a moral lesson.
Translations
Catalan ningú no neix ensenyat
- ningú no neix ensenyatexhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
Chinese Mandarin 活到老，學到老 /活到老, 学到老
- 活到老，學到老 /活到老exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
- 学到老 (huó dào lǎo, xué dào lǎo)exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
- 學無止境 /学无止境 (xuéwúzhǐjìng)exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
- 吃一塹長一智 /吃一堑长一智 (chīyīqiàn zhǎngyīzhì)exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
Finnish oppia ikä kaikki
- oppia ikä kaikkiexhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
French c'est comme ça qu'on apprend, ça t'apprendra
- c'est comme ça qu'on apprendexhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
- ça t'apprendraexhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
- ça te servira de leçonexhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
German man lernt nie aus
- man lernt nie ausexhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
Hungarian mindig tanul az ember, holtig tanul az ember
- mindig tanul az emberexhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
- holtig tanul az emberexhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
- jó pap holtig tanulexhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
Irish tagann ciall le haois
- tagann ciall le haoisexhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
Italian vivendo s'impara
- vivendo s'imparaexhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
Polish człowiek uczy się przez całe życie
- człowiek uczy się przez całe życieexhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
Portuguese vivendo e aprendendo
- vivendo e aprendendoexhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
Romanian omul, cât trăiește, învață
- omul, cât trăiește, învațăexhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
Spanish ninguno escarmienta en cabeza ajena, nadie nace aprendido
- ninguno escarmienta en cabeza ajenaexhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
- nadie nace aprendidoexhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
- nadie nace sabiendoexhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
- errando se aprende a herrarexhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
Swedish man lär så länge man lever
- man lär så länge man leverexhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences
Cite this entry
APA
live and learn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/live%20and%20learn
MLA
“live and learn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/live%20and%20learn. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “live and learn,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/live%20and%20learn.
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