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see the error of one's ways

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables
see the er-ror of one's ways
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To understand the reasons for which one's prior conduct was wrong or mistaken.

Inflected Forms

sees the error of one's ways (present, singular) seeing the error of one's ways (participle, present) saw the error of one's ways (past) seen the error of one's ways (participle, past)

Phrases

mend one's ways

Frequently Paired Words

sense mend one's ways

Questions

What does see the error of one's ways mean?
To understand the reasons for which one's prior conduct was wrong or mistaken.

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