Meaning

2 senses
  1. To give a lesson to; to teach.

  2. (archaic)To instruct to teach.

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

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

lessons, lessoning, lessoned, lessoned
Base formlesson · to lesson
3rd person singularlessons
Present participlelessoning
Past simplelessoned
Past participlelessoned

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theylesson
he, she, itlessons

Past simpleLesson

all personslessoned

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave lessoned
he, she, ithas lessoned

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill lesson

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