lesson

Speech parts

1. lesson - Noun

2. lesson - Verb

Meaning

Anything read or recited to a teacher by a pupil or learner; something, as a portion of a book, assigned to a pupil to be studied or learned at one time.

That which is learned or taught by an express effort; instruction derived from precept, experience, observation, or deduction; a precept; a doctrine; as, to take or give a lesson in drawing.

A portion of Scripture read in divine service for instruction; as, here endeth the first lesson.

An exercise; a composition serving an educational purpose; a study.

To teach; to instruct.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

example moral class study education drill learning message teaching instruction session exercise warning lecture admonition
Show all synonyms

Antonyms

opinion guidance discover encouraging abortion incentive
Show all antonyms

Hypernyms

meaning teaching instruction significance warning import

Hyponyms

example exercise history lesson language lesson music lesson reading assignment

Phrases with the word

expensive lesson good life lesson great lesson great life lesson attend lesson good lesson

Derivatives

lessoned lessoning

Examples

they decided to make an example of him Source: Internet

he did the lesson for today Source: Internet

he took driving lessons Source: Internet

the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor Source: Internet

2000 In May 2000, a third person accompanied Nawaf al-Hazmi and Khalid al-Mihdhar to Sorbi's Flying Club where he waited on the ground as they took a flight lesson. Source: Internet

According to AFP, the minister referred to the father of a college student from Conflans Sainte-Honorine, who met with the school’s principal to protest Paty’s lesson on freedom of speech before the attack. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Lessman Lessner lessness lesson plan lessoner lessoniaceous