lesson

/ˈlɛsn̩/

noun

  1. 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. 2

    A learning task assigned to a student; homework.

  3. 3

    Something learned or to be learned.

    Nature has many lessons to teach to us.
  4. 4

    Something that serves as a warning or encouragement.

    I hope this accident taught you a lesson!
  5. 5

    A section of the Bible or other religious text read as part of a divine service.

    Here endeth the first lesson.
  6. 6

    A severe lecture; reproof; rebuke; warning.

  7. 7

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

Synonyms

verb

  1. 1

    To give a lesson to; to teach.

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