lesson

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a task assigned for individual study

   I did the lesson for today.

2. 2
   noun

   a unit of instruction

   I took driving lessons.

3. 3
   verb

   To instruct to teach.

   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!

4. 4
   noun

   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.

5. 5
   noun

   Something learned or to be learned.

   Nature has many lessons to teach to us.

6. 6
   noun

   Something that serves as a warning or encouragement.

   I hope this accident taught you a lesson!

7. 7
   noun

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

   Here endeth the first lesson.

8. 8
   noun

   A severe lecture; reproof; rebuke; warning.

   She would give her a lesson for walking so late.

Etymology

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