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lesson

lesson

532 1.0
A period of teaching about one subject
  • noun
  • /ˈlɛsən/
translation icon : clase
  • And that's, my friends, is today's lesson on electromagnetism.
  • lesson plans
  • teach lessons
  • lesson planning

We don't, we, we don't receive lessons as well as we could do.

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Examples

Synonyms

class
vslesson
1.0

A group of students taught together or who graduate in the same year

is the session of instruction rather than the group of students
instruction
vslesson
141 1.9

Teaching or training given to help someone learn a skill

is a single amount of teaching at one time rather than the whole process
class period
vslesson
1 1.8

A set time during the school day when a subject is taught

is any single period of instruction not necessarily part of a regular schedule
tutorial
vslesson
4.3

About teaching by a tutor or in small group sessions

is a general period of instruction not limited to tutor-led small sessions

Idioms

139 4.2

Punish someone so they learn not to do it again

34 3.4

A person notices they made a mistake and does things differently to avoid it again

Make someone learn from an experience so they change how they act

Compounds

A class where a teacher talks about past events

23 1.7

A class where a teacher helps a student learn to play the piano

15 1.0

A class where people learn to dance

A short class where a coach teaches how to play tennis

6 1.0

A time when a teacher shows you how to play an instrument or sing

A clear example, often a punishment, that warns other people

A time when someone teaches you to play the violin

4 1.7

A short class that teaches you how to play golf

3 2.8

A teaching in a story that shows what is right or wrong

A class where you learn French

A class where you learn to speak and understand another language

A class where you learn to speak and understand German

How Long

program
  • US
3.6
course
506 1.8
lesson
532 1.0
session
663 2.5

Surface Forms

lesson singular
lessons plural

Etymology

Lesson comes from the Latin lectio, from legere 'to read', the same root as lecture. It once meant a passage chosen to be read in class, which is why a lesson today can mean one unit or period of teaching about a particular subject.