lesson
A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is dividedA section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
» He was asleep during the lesson.
Er schlief im Unterricht.
Он спал во время урока.
Он спал на уроке.
Він спав під час уроку.
Meaning
7 sensesA 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.
Lehrstunde, Stunde, Lektion
уро́кurók, ле́кцияlékcija
уро́кurók, ле́кціяlékcija
A learning task assigned to a student; homework.
Schularbeit, Hausaufgabe
уро́кurók
a task assigned for individual study
Something learned or to be learned.
Nature has many lessons to teach to us.
Lehre
уро́кurók
Something that serves as a warning or encouragement.
I hope this accident taught you a lesson!
The accident was a good lesson to me.
Lehre
уро́кurók
punishment intended as a warning to others
A section of the Bible or other religious text read as part of a divine service.
Here endeth the first lesson.
Schriftlesung
A severe lecture; reproof; rebuke; warning.
An exercise; a composition serving an educational purpose; a study.
Examples
1001 sentencesHe was asleep during the lesson.
Він спав під час уроку.
ruОн спал во время урока.
deEr schlief im Unterricht.
What do you charge for lessons?
Скільки ти береш за урок?
I hope Tom learned his lesson.
Сподіваюся, Том урок засвоїв.
ruНадеюсь, Том усвоил урок.
I went to sleep during the lesson.
Я заснув під час уроку.
ruЯ заснул на уроке.
deIch bin während des Unterrichts eingeschlafen.
You should have prepared for the lesson.
Ви мали підготуватися до уроку.
deDu hättest dich auf die Stunde vorbereiten sollen.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English lessoun, from Old French leçon, from Latin lēctiō, lēctiōnem (“a readiFrom Middle English lessoun, from Old French leçon, from Latin lēctiō, lēctiōnem (“a reading”), from legō (“to read; to gather”). Doublet of lection.
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Forms
plural: lessonsSynonyms
6 synonyms- the significance of a story or event:moral
- punishment intended as a warning to others:exampledeterrent exampleobject lesson
Word family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- B1School and university — Because the lesson uses it
Collocations
12 patterns- taking piano lessons
- piano lessons
- learned your lesson
- learned his lesson
- a valuable lesson
- taking swimming lessons
- valuable lesson
- piano lessons when
- learned a lesson
- lessons once a
- dance lessons
- singing lessons