# learn to walk before one can run

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. Before one can perform a complicated task, one has to learn how to perform more simple tasks.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see learn, walk, before, run.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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