LEARN (STH) THE HARD WAY

Meaning of LEARN (STH) THE HARD WAY in English

to find out how to behave by learning from your mistakes or from unpleasant experiences, rather than from being told

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

WAY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a haphazard way/manner/fashion ▪ I continued my studies in a rather haphazard way. a …
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Английский словарь Британика
WAY — I. ˈwā noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English way, wey, from Old English weg; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HARD
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
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STH — abbreviation south
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEARN — ˈlərn, ˈlə̄n, ˈləin dial ˈlärn or -ˈlȧn verb ( learned -nd, -nt, Brit usually -nt ; also learnt -nt ; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEARN — (v. t.) To gain knowledge or information of; to ascertain by inquiry, study, or investigation; to receive instruction concerning; to …
Английский словарь Webster
LEARN — ( v. t. ) To gain knowledge or information of; to ascertain by inquiry, study, or investigation; to receive instruction …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WAY — way 1 — wayless , adj. /way/ , n. 1. manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LEARN — — learnable , adj. /lerrn/ , v. , learned /lerrnd/ or learnt, learning . v.t. 1. to acquire knowledge of …
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WAY — I. ˈwā noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English weg; akin to Old High German weg way, Old English wegan …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HARD — I. ˈhärd adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English heard; akin to Old High German hart hard, Greek kratos strength …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LEARN — verb ( learned ˈlərnd, ˈlərnt ; learn·ing ) Etymology: Middle English lernen, from Old English leornian; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LEARN — vt to communicate knowledge to; to teach. 2. learn ·vi to acquire knowledge or skill; to make progress in acquiring …
Webster English vocab
HARD — adv close or near. 2. hard ·adv so as to raise difficulties. 3. hard ·adv uneasily; vexatiously; slowly. 4. hard …
Webster English vocab
STH — ■ abbreviation south.
Concise Oxford English vocab
WAY — [way] n [ME, fr. OE weg; akin to OHG weg way, OE wegan to move, L vehere to carry, via …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LEARN — [learn] vb learned ; learn.ing [ME lernen, fr. OE leornian; akin to OHG lernen to learn, OE last footprint, L …
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HARD — hard BrE AmE hɑːd AmE hɑːrd ▷ harder ˈhɑːd ə AmE ˈhɑːrd ə r ▷ hardest ˈhɑːd ɪst -əst AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WAY — / weɪ; NAmE / noun , adverb ■ noun METHOD / STYLE 1. [ C ] way (to do sth) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEARN — / lɜːn; NAmE lɜːrn/ verb ( learnt , learnt / lɜːnt; NAmE lɜːrnt/) or ( learned , learned ) 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HARD — / hɑːd; NAmE hɑːrd/ adjective , adverb ■ adjective ( hard·er , hard·est ) SOLID / STIFF 1. solid, firm …
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LEARN — learn S1 W1 /lɜːn $ lɜːrn/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle learned or learnt /lɜːnt $ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HARD — I. hard 1 S1 W1 /hɑːd $ hɑːrd/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative harder , superlative hardest ) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WAY — n. & adv. --n. 1 a road, track, path, etc., for passing along. 2 a course or route for reaching …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LEARN — v. (past and past part. learned or learnt) 1 tr. gain knowledge of or skill in by study, experience, or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
WAY — n. & adv. n. 1 a road, track, path, etc., for passing along. 2 a course or route for reaching …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LEARN — v. (past and past part. learned or learnt) 1 tr. gain knowledge of or skill in by study, experience, or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WAY — n. & adv. --n. 1. a road, track, path, etc., for passing along. 2 a course or route for reaching …
Oxford English vocab
LEARN — v. (past and past part. learned or learnt) 1. tr. gain knowledge of or skill in by study, experience, or …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
WAY — ( ways) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you refer to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEARN — ( learns, learning, learned, learnt) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: American …
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HARD — ( harder, hardest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that is …
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HARD — (~er, ~est) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that is ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LEARN — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a learning outcome (= what someone is supposed to learn from something ) ▪ It …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LEARN — [verb] [past:] [UK and ANZ] learnt or [esp. US] learned - to obtain knowledge of facts or of how to …
Cambridge English vocab
LEARN — Synonyms and related words : absorb, appreciate, apprehend, ascertain, assimilate, attend classes, attend school, awaken to, be informed, be with …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HARD — Synonyms and related words : Herculean, Philistine, about, absolute, abstruse, accented, acerb, acerbic, acrid, acrimonious, actively, acute, adamant, adamantine, addictive, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HARD — adj. Function: adverb 1 with great or utmost force FF1C; hit the nail hard FF1E; Synonyms: energetically, forcefully, forcibly, hardly, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
HARD — I. adjective 1. Synonyms: firm 2, solid Related Word: compacted, compressed, concentrated, consolidated, packed; callous, hardened, indurate, indurated, set; adamantine, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
LEARN — verb 1 gain knowledge/skill ADVERB ▪ a lot ▪ I ~ed a lot from my father. ▪ quickly , soon …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WAY — See ↑ DIRECTION 1, ↑ WAY 1,7,9 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a fair way/quite a way/a good way • ↑ a …
Longman Activator English vocab
WAY — INDEX: a way of doing something 1. a way or method of doing something 2. the correct way of doing …
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LEARN — INDEX: 1. to learn how to do something, or learn about something 2. to learn something so that you can …
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HARD — INDEX: 1. when something does not change its shape or bend 2. food 3. to become hard or make something …
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HARD — See ↑ DIFFICULT 1,3, ↑ HARD 1,2, ↑ TIRED/TIRING 7 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be hard at work • ↑ be …
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HARD — adj. 25B6; adjective hard ground : FIRM, solid, rigid, stiff, resistant, unbreakable, inflexible, impenetrable, unyielding, solidified, hardened, compact, compacted, dense, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LEARN — v. 1 Often, learn of. find out, discover, hear (of), chance or hit upon, understand, gather, have revealed to one; …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HARD — adj. 1 rigid, stiff, solid, inflexible, firm, dense, condensed, compressed, close, solidified, hardened; stony, rocklike, concrete, petrified, granite(-like), flinty, steely; …
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LEARN — гл.; прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - learned, learnt 1) учиться; учить (что-л.); научиться (чему-л.) to learn French ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LEARN — learn.ogg lɜ:n v (learned -lɜ:nd , learnt) 1. 1> изучать, учить ( что-л. ); учиться ( чему-л. ) to learn …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HARD — 1. hɑ:d n 1. 1> твёрдая мощёная или бетонированная дорожка 2> твёрдый грунт, по которому можно пройти через топкое болото …
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