"crawl before one can walk" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: crawls before one can walk [present, singular, third-person], crawling before one can walk [participle, present], crawled before one could walk [participle, past], crawled before one could walk [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|crawl<> before one can<can,can,could> walk}} crawl before one can walk (third-person singular simple present crawls before one can walk, present participle crawling before one can walk, simple past and past participle crawled before one could walk)
  1. Synonym of crawl before one walks Synonyms: crawl before one walks [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-crawl_before_one_can_walk-en-verb-QYCKXZWo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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