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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

  1. 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.
  2. A learning task assigned to a student; homework.
  3. Something learned or to be learned.
    • Nature has many lessons to teach to us.
  4. Something that serves as a warning or encouragement.
    • The accident was a good lesson to me.
    • I hope this accident taught you a lesson!
  5. A section of the Bible or other religious text read as part of a divine service.
    • Here endeth the first lesson.
  6. 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:
  7. An exercise; a composition serving an educational purpose; a study.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
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

lecture · lection · lectern

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(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(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(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)

lesson en · VERB

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

  1. (archaic) To instruct to teach.
    • And you, my sister—you, who lesson me on endurance, your cheek is pale, and your step languid; even with you, how much has life lost its interest! 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter X, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 107:
  2. To give a lesson to; to teach.
    • To rest the weary, and to soothe the sad, Doth lesson happier men, and shame at least the bad. 1812, Lord Byron, “Canto II”, in Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage. A Romaunt, London: […] [F]or John Murray, […]; William Blackwood, Edinburgh; and John Cumming, Dublin; by Thomas Davison, […], →OCLC, stanza LXVIII:
    • her owne daughter Pleasure, to whom shee Made her companion, and her lessoned In all the lore of loue, and goodly womanhead. 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto VI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
lessoned Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
lessoned Tense=Past lexicographic
lessoning Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
lessons Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

Lesson in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

Translations (11)

ta கற்றுக்கொடு (to give a lesson; to teach) · fa آموزانیدن (to give a lesson; to teach) · ta கற்பி (to give a lesson; to teach) · el διδάσκω (to give a lesson; to teach) · bg давам урок (to give a lesson; to teach) · ta சொல்லிக்கொடு (to give a lesson; to teach) · bg уча (to give a lesson; to teach) · fi opettaa (to give a lesson; to teach) · ko 훈계하다 (to give a lesson; to teach) · ml പഠിപ്പിക്കുക (to give a lesson; to teach) · el δασκαλεύω (to give a lesson; to teach)