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lesson

/ˈlɛs.ən/noun2 syllables

Lesson means: punishment intended as a warning to others.

Synonyms for lesson6

noun, as in punishment intended as a warning to others

example, deterrent example, object lesson

noun, as in the significance of a story or event

moral

also used for lesson

lection, lear

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What does lesson mean?4

noun

1

punishment intended as a warning to others“they decided to make an example of him”

2

the significance of a story or event“the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor”

3

a unit of instruction“he took driving lessons”

4

a task assigned for individual study“he did the lesson for today”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Lesson in a sentence

  • The lesson being over, children ran out into the hall.unknown
  • Well, which way do you want to take your first lesson?coerce1
  • Once you skip a lesson, it's hard to catch up with your classmates.CK
  • Thanks a lot for this funny and interesting lesson, my teacher!Ricardo14
  • As often happens, he slept right through the lesson.CM
  • If students don't come, the lesson doesn't start.unknown
  • In the first lesson, we will only learn the characters and pronunciation.metcaslix
  • As soon as the lesson was over, they rushed out of the room.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of lesson

as a noun

plural
lessons