"learn from experience" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: learns from experience [present, singular, third-person], learning from experience [participle, present], learned from experience [participle, past], learned from experience [past], learnt from experience [participle, past], learnt from experience [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|learn<,,:learnt> from experience}} learn from experience (third-person singular simple present learns from experience, present participle learning from experience, simple past and past participle learned from experience or learnt from experience)
  1. Synonym of learn the hard way Synonyms: learn the hard way [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-learn_from_experience-en-verb-zQL~qeH7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
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    },
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      "form": "learned from experience",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "learned from experience",
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    },
    {
      "form": "learnt from experience",
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    },
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      "form": "learned from experience",
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    },
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      "form": "learnt from experience",
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        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "learnt from experience",
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      ]
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