lesson en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English lessoun, from Old French leçon, from Latin lēctiō, lēctiōnem (“a reading”), from legō (“to read; to gather”). Doublet of lection.
Meanings
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A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
In our school a typical working week consists of around twenty lessons and ten hours of related laboratory work.
- A learning task assigned to a student; homework.
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Something learned or to be learned.
Nature has many lessons to teach to us.
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Something that serves as a warning or encouragement.
The accident was a good lesson to me.
I hope this accident taught you a lesson!
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A section of the Bible or other religious text read as part of a divine service.
Here endeth the first lesson.
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A severe lecture; reproof; rebuke; warning.
She would give her a lesson for walking so late.
a. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London: […] [John Windet] for William Ponsonbie, published 1590, →OCLC:The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again;[…]. Now she had come to look upon the matter in its true proportions, and her anticipation of a possible chance of teaching him a lesson was a pleasure to behold.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter VIII, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
- An exercise; a composition serving an educational purpose; a study.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lessons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
life lesson · object lesson · microlesson · e-lesson · life's lesson · teach someone a lesson · epistle lesson · learn one's lesson · lessoner · lesson horse · lesson plan · minilesson · double lesson · lessons learned · lime lesson
Relateds
Synonyms
lear · lection (religious reading)
Translations (294)
gv lessoon (section of learning or teaching) · pt lição (learning task assigned to a student) · fr lecture (section of the Bible or other religious text read as part of a divine service) · id pelajaran (section of learning or teaching) · ta பாடம் (something that serves as a warning or encouragement) · gd leasan (learning task assigned to a student) · lo ບົດຮຽນ (section of learning or teaching) · ro lecție (section of learning or teaching) · cy gwers (section of learning or teaching) · ba дәрес (section of learning or teaching) · my သင်ခန်းစာ (section of learning or teaching) · gv lessoon (something that serves as a warning or encouragement) · ml പാഠം (something learned) · ckb دەرس (something that serves as a warning or encouragement) · ga ceacht (something learned) · tyv кичээл (learning task assigned to a student) · mi akoranga (learning task assigned to a student) · ro lecție (something that serves as a warning or encouragement) · ce дарс (section of learning or teaching) · ko 과 (learning task assigned to a student) · ml പാഠം (learning task assigned to a student) · vi bài học (something learned) · vo lärnod (something learned) · ja 学科 (section of learning or teaching) · pl lekcja (section of learning or teaching) · el άσκηση (learning task assigned to a student) · hu lecke (learning task assigned to a student) · tk sapak (section of learning or teaching) · lb Léier (something learned) · de Schriftlesung (section of the Bible or other religious text read as part of a divine service) · fa آموزه (section of the Bible or other religious text read as part of a divine service) · tyv кичээл (section of learning or teaching) · de Schularbeit (learning task assigned to a student) · ga ceacht (section of the Bible or other religious text read as part of a divine service) · be ле́кцыя (section of learning or teaching) · prs دَرْس (section of learning or teaching) · izh läksy (something learned) · ka გაკვეთილი (section of learning or teaching) · tyv кичээл (something learned) · pt lição (something learned) · tt дәрес (section of learning or teaching) · yi לעקציע (section of learning or teaching) · bal درس (section of learning or teaching) · bg поука (something that serves as a warning or encouragement) · te పాఠం (section of learning or teaching) · sl lekcija (section of learning or teaching) · ga ceacht (learning task assigned to a student) · el μάθημα (section of learning or teaching) · hu szentlecke (section of the Bible or other religious text read as part of a divine service) · hy դաս (something learned) · pt tarefa (learning task assigned to a student) · tg дарс (section of learning or teaching) · om barumsa (section of learning or teaching) · la lectio (section of the Bible or other religious text read as part of a divine service) · lb Stonn (section of learning or teaching) · uz saboq (section of learning or teaching) · ar دَرْس (something learned) · pl praca domowa (learning task assigned to a student) · pt lição (section of learning or teaching) · ko 수업 (section of learning or teaching) · gv lessoon (something learned) · haw haʻawina (learning task assigned to a student) · fi tehtävä (learning task assigned to a student) · da lektie (learning task assigned to a student) · bg уро́к (section of learning or teaching) · sv lektion (section of learning or teaching) · lb Lektioun (section of learning or teaching) · gd leasan (something that serves as a warning or encouragement) · sw funzo (something learned) · tr çimke (section of learning or teaching) · fi luento (section of learning or teaching) · nn lærepenge (something that serves as a warning or encouragement) · tr ders (section of learning or teaching) · eu eskarmentu (something that serves as a warning or encouragement) · nb lekse (learning task assigned to a student) · fi opetus (something learned) · sw funzo (something that serves as a warning or encouragement) · bn সবক (learning task assigned to a student) · fur lizion (section of learning or teaching) · ja 授業 (section of learning or teaching) · hu óra (section of learning or teaching) · hu tanóra (section of learning or teaching) · el μάθημα (something that serves as a warning or encouragement) · ajp درس (section of learning or teaching) · oc lecçon (section of learning or teaching) · gd leasan (something learned) · bho सबक (section of learning or teaching) · cs vyučovací hodina (section of learning or teaching) · la documentum (section of learning or teaching) · oc leiçon (section of learning or teaching) · pdt Oppgow (learning task assigned to a student) · ru уро́к (something learned) · he יעורים (learning task assigned to a student) · el μαθήματα (learning task assigned to a student) · sw somo (learning task assigned to a student) · ml പാഠം (something that serves as a warning or encouragement) · hi पाठ (learning task assigned to a student) · mk лекција (section of learning or teaching) · be уро́к (section of learning or teaching) · he לֶקַח (something learned) · hu tanulság (something that serves as a warning or encouragement) · ca lliçó (section of learning or teaching) · uk ле́кція (section of learning or teaching) · de Lehre (something learned) · fa پند (section of the Bible or other religious text read as part of a divine service) · vo lärnod (section of learning or teaching) · sv läxa (learning task assigned to a student) · eo leciono (section of learning or teaching) · grc μάθημα (section of learning or teaching) · av дарс (section of learning or teaching) · de Lehre (something that serves as a warning or encouragement) · el εργασία (learning task assigned to a student) · nrf leçaon (section of learning or teaching) · ta பாடம் (section of learning or teaching) · ky дарыс (section of learning or teaching) · hy դաս (section of learning or teaching) · fi oppitunti (section of learning or teaching) · eo legaĵo (section of the Bible or other religious text read as part of a divine service) · bn সবক (section of learning or teaching) · vi bài học (something that serves as a warning or encouragement) · bal سبک (section of learning or teaching) · mr धडा (section of learning or teaching) · el δίδαγμα (something learned) · bo སློབ་ཚན (section of learning or teaching) · de Lektion (section of learning or teaching) · fa-ira تَکْلیف (learning task assigned to a student) · cs ponaučení (something learned) · ba дәрес (learning task assigned to a student) · he שִׁעוּרִים (learning task assigned to a student) · hi पाठ (section of learning or teaching) · hy դաս (learning task assigned to a student) · mt lezzjoni (section of learning or teaching) · uz dars (section of learning or teaching) · la auditio (something learned) · fr devoirs (learning task assigned to a student) · pl lekcja (something that serves as a warning or encouragement) · nn lekse (learning task assigned to a student) · nb undervisningstime (section of learning or teaching) · ti ትምህርቲ (section of learning or teaching) · fa آموزه (section of learning or teaching) · es lección (something learned) · mi whakaakoranga (section of learning or teaching) · ko 과 (section of learning or teaching) · ba һабаҡ (something learned) · sa पाठ (section of learning or teaching) · ota درس (something learned) · pl lekcje (learning task assigned to a student) · sq mësim (section of learning or teaching) · ru уро́к (something that serves as a warning or encouragement) · vi bài học (section of learning or teaching) · bn দরস (section of learning or teaching) · fa آموزه (something that serves as a warning or encouragement) · izh urokka (something learned) · da time (section of learning or teaching) · ckb دەرس (section of learning or teaching) · fur lezion (section of learning or teaching) · sv läxa (something that serves as a warning or encouragement) · tab дарс (section of learning or teaching) · be ўрок (section of learning or teaching) · ja 課 (section of learning or teaching) · it lezione (section of learning or teaching) · fi opetus (something that serves as a warning or encouragement) · hu lecke (section of learning or teaching) · fi läksy (something that serves as a warning or encouragement) · ur دَرْس (section of learning or teaching) · xal кичәл (learning task assigned to a student) · lb Léier (something that serves as a warning or encouragement) · es lección (section of learning or teaching) · lt pamoka (section of learning or teaching) · pt lição (something that serves as a warning or encouragement) · el μάθημα (something learned) · te పాఠం (learning task assigned to a student) · pt lição (section of the Bible or other religious text read as part of a divine service) · he שיעור (section of learning or teaching) · az ibrət (something that serves as a warning or encouragement) · ar حِصَّة (section of learning or teaching) · izh läksy (section of learning or teaching) · ckb دەرس (something learned) · ta பாடம் (learning task assigned to a student) · ar عِبْرَة (something that serves as a warning or encouragement) · hi सबक़ (section of learning or teaching) · xal кичәл (section of learning or teaching) · nb lærepenge (something that serves as a warning or encouragement) · et õppetund (section of learning or teaching) · ko 교훈 (something that serves as a warning or encouragement) · lv stunda (section of learning or teaching) · ur سَبَق (section of learning or teaching) · mn хичээл (section of learning or teaching) · tt гыйбрәт (section of learning or teaching) · th บทเรียน (section of learning or teaching) · de Unterricht (section of learning or teaching) · yi אויפֿגאַבע (section of learning or teaching) · sh lèkcija (section of learning or teaching) · az dərs (section of learning or teaching) · ba өйгә эш (learning task assigned to a student) · sw funzo (section of the Bible or other religious text read as part of a divine service) · ps درس (section of learning or teaching) · izh läksy (learning task assigned to a student) · bn সবক (something learned) · am ትምህርት (section of learning or teaching) · ps سبق (section of learning or teaching) · mi akoranga (section of learning or teaching) · fi kotitehtävä (learning task assigned to a student) · ro lecție (something learned) · ba һабаҡ (section of learning or teaching) · izh urokka (learning task assigned to a student) · hu házi feladat (learning task assigned to a student) · pl lekcja (something learned) · bn শিক্ষা (section of learning or teaching) · pl lekcja (section of the Bible or other religious text read as part of a divine service) · ota درس (section of learning or teaching) · la documentum (something learned) · ar دَرْس (section of learning or teaching) · mi tuhinga (section of the Bible or other religious text read as part of a divine service) · nl les (section of learning or teaching) · cs ponaučení (something that serves as a warning or encouragement) · sw funzo (section of learning or teaching) · bn পাঠ (section of learning or teaching) · eu ikasgai (section of learning or teaching) · fa آموزه (something learned) · gd leasan (section of learning or teaching) · lad lisión (section of learning or teaching) · hy դաս (something that serves as a warning or encouragement) · pl czytanie (section of the Bible or other religious text read as part of a divine service) · he לֶקַח (something that serves as a warning or encouragement) · arz درس (section of learning or teaching) · ko 수업 (something learned) · mi iro (something that serves as a warning or encouragement) · pl nauczka (something that serves as a warning or encouragement) · vi bài (section of learning or teaching) · bg ле́кция (section of learning or teaching) · ky сабак (section of learning or teaching) · ml പാഠം (section of learning or teaching) · is kennslustund (section of learning or teaching) · he מוּסַר הַשְׂכֵּל (something learned) · kk сабақ (section of learning or teaching) · cmn -課 /-课 (section of learning or teaching) · la auditio (section of learning or teaching) · la auditio (something that serves as a warning or encouragement) · mi akoranga (something learned) · ms pengajaran (section of learning or teaching) · cs lekce (section of learning or teaching) · cmn 課業 /课业 (section of learning or teaching) · ta பாடம் (something learned) · lv mācība (section of learning or teaching) · kmr ders (section of learning or teaching) · frr Önerrocht (section of learning or teaching) · gv lessoon (learning task assigned to a student) · ajp حِصَّة (section of learning or teaching) · ckb دەرس (learning task assigned to a student) · tpi leson (section of learning or teaching) · fi läksy (learning task assigned to a student) · ml അദ്ധ്യായം (section of learning or teaching) · ps لوست (section of learning or teaching) · de Hausaufgabe (learning task assigned to a student) · izh urokka (section of learning or teaching) · ru уро́к (learning task assigned to a student) · tr sebak (section of learning or teaching) · bg урок (something learned) · nrf léçon (section of learning or teaching) · ga ceacht (section of learning or teaching) · fa پند (something that serves as a warning or encouragement) · es lección (section of the Bible or other religious text read as part of a divine service) · fr leçon (section of learning or teaching) · bal سبق (section of learning or teaching) · sv läxa (something learned) · fi sana (section of the Bible or other religious text read as part of a divine service) · haw haʻawina (section of learning or teaching) · zdj darasa (section of learning or teaching) · mn сургамж (something learned) · sh лѐкција (section of learning or teaching) · tr ibret (something that serves as a warning or encouragement) · tk ders (section of learning or teaching) · he שִׁעוּר (section of learning or teaching) · de Stunde (section of learning or teaching) · ug دەرس (section of learning or teaching) · ms pelajaran (section of learning or teaching) · de Lehrstunde (section of learning or teaching) · la documentum (something that serves as a warning or encouragement) · fr leçon (something that serves as a warning or encouragement) · fr leçon (something learned) · fa-ira دَرْس (section of learning or teaching) · ru ле́кция (section of learning or teaching) · sk lekcia (section of learning or teaching) · br kentel (section of learning or teaching) · km មេរៀន (section of learning or teaching) · uk уро́к (section of learning or teaching) · nn undervisingstime (section of learning or teaching) · ia lection (section of learning or teaching) · ja レッスン (section of learning or teaching) · ru уро́к (section of learning or teaching) · kk дәріс (section of learning or teaching) · pl nauka (something that serves as a warning or encouragement) · pdt Oppgow (section of learning or teaching)