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- DictionaryLes·son/ˈlesən/
noun
- 1. an amount of teaching given at one time; a period of learning or teaching: "an advanced lesson in math"
- 2. a passage from the Bible read aloud during a church service, especially either of two readings at morning and evening prayer in the Anglican Church: "he went up to read the first lesson"
verb
- 1. instruct or teach (someone): archaic "Metaneone had beforehand lessoned him what he should say"
1 day ago · Definition of 'lesson' Word Frequency. lesson. (lesən ) Word forms: plural lessons. 1. countable noun. A lesson is a fixed period of time when people are taught about a particular subject or taught how to do something. It would be his last French lesson for months. Johanna took piano lessons.
Define Lesson. A lesson is a noun that refers to a period of instruction or learning. It can be used to describe a formal classroom setting, such as a lesson in math or science, or a more informal setting, such as a life lesson learned through personal experience.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Education, Christianity les‧son /ˈlesən/ S2 W3 noun [ countable] 1 learning a skill a period of time in which someone is taught a particular skill, for example how to play a musical instrument or drive a car piano lessons have/take lessons She’s started taking driving lessons. l...
something from which a person learns or should learn; an instructive example: Her faith should serve as a lesson to all of us. a reproof or punishment intended to teach one better ways. a portion of Scripture or other sacred writing read or appointed to be read at a divine service; lection; pericope. See more. verb (used with object)
1. a : an activity that you do in order to learn something. You can't go out to play until you've finished your lessons. also : something that is taught. They studied the lessons [= teachings] of the great philosophers. b : a single class or part of a course of instruction. The book is divided into 12 lessons. Lesson 1: Introduction.
1. : a passage from sacred writings read in a service of worship. 2. a. : a piece of instruction. b. : a reading or exercise to be studied by a pupil. c. : a division of a course of instruction. 3. a. : something learned by study or experience. his years of travel had taught him valuable lessons. b. : an instructive example. the lessons of history.
noun. These are words and phrases related to lesson. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of lesson. The test will cover lessons 1 through 5. Synonyms. exercise. segment. assignment. matter to be learned. student's task. study. instruction. homework. The singer began taking lessons at age 12. Synonyms.
