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Lesson I Learned ˈlesn Piano Students Library I’m

Word lesson
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈlesn / NAmE / ˈlesn /
Example
  • she gives piano lessons.
  • all new students are given lessons in/on how to use the library.
  • i’m having/taking driving lessons.
  • our first lesson on tuesdays is french.
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lesson

(noun)BrE / ˈlesn / NAmE / ˈlesn /
  1. a period of time in which somebody is taught something
    • compare class
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/class_1
    • She gives piano lessons.
    • All new students are given lessons in/on how to use the library.
    • I’m having/taking driving lessons.
    • Our first lesson on Tuesdays is French.
    • What did we do last lesson?
  2. something that is intended to be learned
    • The course book is divided into 30 lessons.
    • Other countries can teach us a lesson or two on industrial policy.
  3. an experience, especially an unpleasant one, that somebody can learn from so that it does not happen again in the future
    • see also object lesson
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/object-lesson
    • a salutary lesson
    • The accident taught me a lesson I'll never forget.
    • We are still absorbing the harsh lessons of this disaster.
    • It was a lesson not lost on (= learned well by) the team manager.
    • 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.
  4. a passage from the Bible that is read to people during a church service
    • The first lesson is taken from St John’s Gospel.
  5. to learn what to do or not to do in the future because you have had a bad experience in the past
  6. Extra Examples

    • He got into trouble for skipping lessons.
    • He took lessons in Thai cookery.
    • I go to Italian lessons at the local college.
    • I had learned a lesson in respecting the privacy of others.
    • I had to take a biology lesson this afternoon because the biology teacher was away.
    • I learned a lesson in harsh economics when I was made redundant.
    • I’m taking driving lessons at the moment.
    • It is dangerous to ignore the lessons of the past.
    • It taught me some valuable lessons about working with other people.
    • It’s a hard lesson to learn.
    • 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.
    • There are important lessons to be learned from this mistake.
    • 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.
    • We need to remember the lessons of history.
    • What lessons can we draw from this unfortunate experience?
    • You can’t expect to learn all there is to know about the subject in a 45-minute lesson.
    • a lesson about the Civil War
    • a lesson on the Roman Empire
    • I have a piano lesson after school today.
    • I’ve decided to take golf lessons.
    • New students get lessons in how to use the library.
    • She made a living giving private lessons in English.
    • We’ve got a lesson with Mr Jones this afternoon.
    • piano/driving lessons

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: from Old French leçon, from Latin lectio ‘choosing, reading’, from the verb legere.
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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