lesson

A1 Topic:Education & Learning

US /ˈlɛs.ən/ UK /ˈlɛs.ən/ See IPA manual

Homophones

lessen /ˈlɛsən/

Freq #1864

Meanings

1

noun
A period of time in which a teacher teaches a subject or skill to students.

We have three English lessons every week.
2

noun
A set of classes you take to learn a particular skill.

She is taking piano lessons after school.
3

noun
Something useful that you learn from an experience.

Failing the test taught me an important lesson about preparation.
4

noun
An experience, especially a bad one, that warns you not to do something again.

I hope this accident has taught you a lesson!

Thesaurus

Synonyms

lear

Word family

Forms lessonedlessons

Derived forms e-lessonlessonermicrolessonminilesson

Related forms lectern lection lecture

Appears in

Phrases (1)

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violin lesson
a session in which someone is taught to play the violin

Noun + noun

Simplified etymology

Lesson entered English in the Middle English period with the sense “a reading.” It ultimately derives from Latin legere “to read,” also represented in legend, legible, and lecture.

Etymology

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

*leǵ- Proto-Indo-European lessoun Middle English leçon Old French lēctiō Latin

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Topics

Education & Learning

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# lesson

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈlɛs.ən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈlɛs.ən/
**Frequency rank:** 1864

## Meanings
1. A period of time in which a teacher teaches a subject or skill to students.
2. A set of classes you take to learn a particular skill.
3. Something useful that you learn from an experience.
4. An experience, especially a bad one, that warns you not to do something again.

## Examples
- We have three English lessons every week.
- She is taking piano lessons after school.
- Failing the test taught me an important lesson about preparation.
- I hope this accident has taught you a lesson!

## Synonyms
- lear

## Derived Forms
- e-lesson
- lessoner
- microlesson
- minilesson

## Related Forms
- lectern
- lection
- lecture

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *leǵ-
- Root: lessoun
- Root: leçon
- Root: lēctiō

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

## AI Etymology
Lesson comes from Middle English lessoun, from Old French leçon, from Latin lēctiō, lēctiōnem (“a reading”), from legō (“to read; to gather”). Doublet of lection. The historical line also includes *leǵ-.

## Topics
- Education & Learning

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