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UK [ˈles(ə)n] / US noun [countable]
Word forms "lesson":
singular lesson plural lessons
1)
a) a period of time in which students are taught about a subject in school. The usual American word is class

a French/English/maths/history lesson

I'd like to talk to you at the end of the lesson.

skip/miss a lesson (= not go to a lesson when you should):

Jo's father found out that she'd been skipping lessons.

b) a period of time in which someone is taught a skill

a driving/dancing/swimming lesson

2)
a) something that you learn from life, an event, or an experience

One of the most important lessons in life is the value of friendship.

the lessons of war/history/experience

b) a punishment or bad experience that teaches you something
lesson in:

I needed a lesson in humility and I got it.

The second goal was a lesson in how not to defend a free kick.

learn a lesson:

I hope you've learnt a lesson from this, young man!

learn your lesson:

People get into debt at such a young age that they have learnt their lesson by the time they're 23.

teach someone a lesson (= punish someone):

That girl needs teaching a lesson.

let that be a lesson to you:

Let that be a lesson to you not to play with matches!

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Collocations:
Adjectives frequently used with lesson
▪  hard, harsh, important, salutary, valuable
3) a section in a book that teaches you about a particular subject

Lesson 5 is all about the subjunctive.

4) a passage from the Bible that someone reads out loud during a religious service

Reverend Thomas stood up to read the lesson.


English dictionary. 2014.

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  • Lesson — Les son (l[e^]s s n), n. [OE. lessoun, F. le[,c]on lesson, reading, fr. L. lectio a reading, fr. legere to read, collect. See {Legend}, and cf. {Lection}.] 1. Anything read or recited to a teacher by a pupil or learner; something, as a portion of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lesson — [les′ən] n. [ME lessoun < OFr leçon < L lectio, a reading, hence text, lesson < pp. of legere, to read: see LOGIC] 1. something to be learned; specif., a) an exercise or assignment that a student is to prepare or learn within a given… …   English World dictionary

  • Lesson — Les son, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lessoned} ( s nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lessoning}.] To teach; to instruct. Shak. [1913 Webster] To rest the weary, and to soothe the sad, Doth lesson happier men, and shame at least the bad. Byron. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lesson XX — Género Drama, Romance, Yaoi, Shōjo Estudio Daiei Co. Ltd Lanzamiento 1995 …   Wikipedia Español

  • lesson — [n1] information taught assignment, chalk talk*, class, coaching, drill, education, exercise, homework, instruction, lecture, period, practice, quiz, reading, recitation, schooling, study, task, teaching, test, tutoring; concepts 274,285,287… …   New thesaurus

  • Lesson — (spr. óng), René Primevère, Naturforscher, geb. 20. März 1794 in Rochefort, gest. daselbst 28. April 1849, begleitete 1822–25 den Kapitän Duperrey auf seiner Weltreise auf der Korvette La Coquille und wurde dann Professor der Botanik in Rochefort …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • lesson — index caveat, correction (punishment), guidance Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • lesson — ● lesson Mot anglais signifiant leçon et désignant en Angleterre, aux XVIIe et XVIIIe s., une suite ou sonate pour un ou plusieurs instruments. (J. Dowland, T. Morley, H. Purcell et G. F. Händel sont les principaux auteurs de lessons.) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • lesson — (n.) early 13c., a reading aloud from the Bible, also something to be learned by a student, from O.Fr. leçon, from L. lectionem (nom. lectio) a reading, noun of action from pp. stem of legere to read (see LECTURE (Cf. lecture) (n.)). Transferred… …   Etymology dictionary

  • lesson — (izg. lèsn) m DEFINICIJA 1. glazb. pov. instrumentalno djelo, posebno kompozicije za orgulje (u Engleskoj u 17. i 18. st.) 2. čitanje odlomaka iz svetih knjiga za vrijeme službe u crkvi ETIMOLOGIJA engl …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • lesson — ► NOUN 1) a period of learning or teaching. 2) a thing learned. 3) a thing that serves as a warning or encouragement. 4) a passage from the Bible read aloud during a church service. ORIGIN Old French leçon, from Latin legere read …   English terms dictionary

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