"know one's place" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: knows one's place [present, singular, third-person], knowing one's place [participle, present], knew one's place [past], known one's place [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|know<,,knew,known> one's place}} know one's place (third-person singular simple present knows one's place, present participle knowing one's place, simple past knew one's place, past participle known one's place)
  1. To understand one's rank or status and behave accordingly; to act humbly. Related terms: learn one's place, stay in one's lane, uppity Translations (act humbly according to one's rank): tudja a helyét (Hungarian), tahu diri (Indonesian), saper stare al proprio posto (Italian)

Inflected forms

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