Meaning

(archaic) To instruct to teach..

Definitions by Sense

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

Example Sentences

And you, my sister—you, who lesson me on endurance, your cheek is pale, and your step languid; even with you, how much has life lost its interest!

In our school a typical working week consists of around twenty lessons and ten hours of related laboratory work.

Nature has many lessons to teach to us.

I hope this accident taught you a lesson!

The accident was a good lesson to me.

Here endeth the first lesson.

She would give her a lesson for walking so late.

The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again;[…]. Now she had come to look upon the matter in its true proportions, and her anticipation of a possible chance of teaching him a lesson was a pleasure to behold.

Word Forms

• lessons
• lessoning
• lessoned

Synonyms for lesson

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When Should You Use Lesson?

Use lesson when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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