lesson
noun /ˈlesn/
/ˈlesn/
Idioms - a period of time in which somebody is taught something
- She gives piano lessons.
- I’m having driving lessons.
- lesson in something He took lessons in Thai cookery.
- lesson on something a history lesson on the Roman Empire
- lesson with somebody Beethoven's lessons with Haydn continued until 1794.
- lesson from somebody His parents paid for lessons from local dance teachers.
- lesson for somebody Lessons for beginners can be arranged.
- (especially British English) Our first lesson on Tuesdays is French.
- (especially British English) What did we do last lesson?
Collocations EducationEducationLearning- acquire/get/lack (an) education/training/(British English) (some) qualifications
- receive/provide somebody with training/tuition
- develop/design/plan a curriculum/(especially British English) course/(North American English) program/syllabus
- give/go to/attend a class/lesson/lecture/seminar
- hold/run/conduct a class/seminar/workshop
- sign up for/take a course/classes/lessons
- go to/start preschool/kindergarten/nursery school
- be in the first, second, etc. (North American English) grade/(especially British English) year (at school)
- study/take/drop history/chemistry/German, etc.
- (British English) leave/finish/drop out of/ (North American English) quit school
- (North American English) graduate high school/college
- be the victim/target of bullying
- (British English) play truant from/ (both British English, informal) bunk off/skive off school (= not go to school when you should)
- (both especially North American English) skip/cut class/school
- (British English) cheat in/(North American English) cheat on an exam/a test
- get/be given a detention (for doing something)
- be expelled from/be suspended from school
- do your homework/(British English) revision/a project on something
- work on/write/do/submit an essay/a dissertation/a thesis/an assignment/(North American English) a paper
- finish/complete your dissertation/thesis/studies/coursework
- hand in/ (North American English) turn in your homework/essay/assignment/paper
- study/prepare/ (British English) revise/ (North American English) review/ (North American English, informal) cram for a test/an exam
- take/ (both British English) do/sit a test/an exam
- (especially British English) mark/ (especially North American English) grade homework/a test
- (British English) do well in/ (North American English) do well on/ (informal, especially North American English) ace a test/an exam
- pass/fail/ (informal, especially North American English) flunk a test/an exam/a class/a course/a subject
- apply to/get into/go to/start college/(British English) university
- leave/graduate from law school/college/(British English) university (with a degree in computer science)
- study for/take/ (British English) do/complete a law degree/a degree in physics
- (both North American English) major/minor in biology/philosophy
- earn/receive/be awarded/get/have/hold a master’s degree/a bachelor’s degree/a PhD in economics
Homophones lessen | lessonlessen lesson/ˈlesn//ˈlesn/- lessen verb
- The aim is to lessen the impact of farming practices on the environment.
- lesson noun
- I have a guitar lesson after school today.
Extra Examples- All new students are given lessons in how to use the library.
- He got into trouble for skipping lessons.
- I go to Italian lessons at the local college.
- I had to take a biology lesson this afternoon because the biology teacher was away.
- No talking was allowed during the lesson.
- Pupils get lessons on how to organize their study time.
- She gives singing lessons.
- She started guitar lessons at the age of 38.
- She was preparing a lesson plan for a class she was teaching.
- The trouble is that teachers don't prepare their lessons carefully enough.
- They have a lesson with Mrs Evans at two o'clock.
- They're offering free lessons in computing.
- We had a history lesson followed by a double maths lesson.
- You can't expect to learn all there is to know about the subject in a 45-minute lesson.
- I have a piano lesson after school today.
- I've decided to take golf lessons.
- She made a living giving private lessons in English.
- We've got a lesson with Mr Jones this afternoon.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- interesting
- boring
- …
- attend
- go to
- have
- …
- plan
- during a/the lesson
- in a/the lesson
- lesson about
- …
- something that is intended to be learned
- The coursebook is divided into 30 lessons.
- lesson on something Other countries can teach us a lesson or two on industrial policy.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- basic
- big
- good
- …
- draw
- learn
- teach somebody
- …
- lesson from
- lesson in
- lesson of
- …
- an experience, especially an unpleasant one, that somebody can learn from so that it does not happen again in the future
- The accident taught me a lesson I'll never forget.
- There are lessons to be learned from this mistake.
- The narrative presents the hero with a series of life lessons.
- It is dangerous to ignore the lessons of history.
- lesson to somebody Let that be a lesson to you (= so that you do not make the same mistake again).
- Their openness was a terrific lesson to me.
- lesson on/about something The film offers an important lesson on the value of friendship.
- lesson on/about doing something That's one of the lessons about being in a relationship that I hope not to forget.
- lesson in something He said that the election results were a lesson in humility for the party.
- lesson in doing something This experience has provided many valuable lessons in caring for the marine habitat.
- lesson for somebody The lesson for the leaders of Western governments is clear.
Extra Examples- What lessons can we draw from this?
- We are still absorbing the harsh lessons of this disaster.
- It was a lesson not lost on (= learned well by) the team manager.
- It's a hard lesson to learn.
- It taught me some valuable lessons about working with other people.
- It is dangerous to ignore the lessons of the past.
- I learned a lesson in harsh economics when I was made redundant.
- I had learned a lesson in respecting the privacy of others.
- a salutary lesson in the pitfalls facing those responsible for transport policy
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- basic
- big
- good
- …
- draw
- learn
- teach somebody
- …
- lesson from
- lesson in
- lesson of
- …
- (old-fashioned) a passage from the Bible that is read to people during a church service in the Church of England synonym reading (7)
- The first lesson is taken from St John’s Gospel.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French leçon, from Latin lectio ‘choosing, reading’, from the verb legere.
Idioms
learn your lesson
- to learn what to do or not to do in the future because you have had a bad experience in the past