Meaning

7 senses
  1. 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.

    Lehrstunde, Stunde, Lektion

    уро́кurók, ле́кцияlékcija

    уро́кurók, ле́кціяlékcija

  2. A learning task assigned to a student; homework.

    Schularbeit, Hausaufgabe

    уро́кurók

    a task assigned for individual study

  3. Something learned or to be learned.

    Nature has many lessons to teach to us.

    Lehre

    уро́кurók

  4. 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

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

    Here endeth the first lesson.

    Schriftlesung

  6. A severe lecture; reproof; rebuke; warning.

  7. An exercise; a composition serving an educational purpose; a study.

Examples

1001 sentences
  1. He was asleep during the lesson.

    Він спав під час уроку. — deniko

    ruОн спал во время урока. — wondersz1

    deEr schlief im Unterricht. — madoromi

  2. What do you charge for lessons?

    Скільки ти береш за урок? — deniko

  3. I hope Tom learned his lesson.

    Сподіваюся, Том урок засвоїв. — deniko

    ruНадеюсь, Том усвоил урок. — marafon

  4. I went to sleep during the lesson.

    Я заснув під час уроку. — deniko

    ruЯ заснул на уроке. — ae5s

    deIch bin während des Unterrichts eingeschlafen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. You should have prepared for the lesson.

    Ви мали підготуватися до уроку. — aandrusiak

    deDu hättest dich auf die Stunde vorbereiten sollen. — al_ex_an_der

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
section of learning or teaching:
Русский
By meaning 1
section of learning or teaching:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
section of learning or teaching:
learning task assigned to a student:
something learned:
section of the Bible or other religious text read as part of a divine service:

Origin

From Middle English lessoun, from Old French leçon, from Latin lēctiō, lēctiōnem (“a readi

From 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: lessons
Singularlesson
Plurallessons

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
religious reading:lection
Close in meaning

Word family

14 related words

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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
lesson — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto