English Explanatory Dictionary

lesson

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To instruct to teach.
noun
  1. A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
  2. A learning task assigned to a student; homework.
  3. Something learned or to be learned.
  4. Something that serves as a warning or encouragement.
  5. A section of the Bible or other religious text read as part of a divine service.
  6. A severe lecture; reproof; rebuke; warning.
  7. An exercise; a composition serving an educational purpose; a study.
verb
  1. To give a lesson to; to teach.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɛs.ən/ [ˈlɛs.n̩] en-uk-lesson.ogg en-us-lesson.ogg

Word forms

lesson lessons lessoning lessoned

Etymology

From Middle English lessoun, from Old French leçon, from Latin lēctiō, lēctiōnem (“a reading”), from legō (“to read; to gather”). Doublet of lection.

Synonyms

lear lection

Related words

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

Derived words

double lesson e-lesson epistle lesson learn one's lesson lessoner lesson horse lesson plan lessons learned life lesson life's lesson lime lesson microlesson minilesson object lesson teach someone a lesson
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