Definition of "lesson" in английский

verb

1. (archaic) To instruct to teach.

noun

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.

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

3. Something learned or to be learned.

   • Nature has many lessons to teach to us.

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.

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

   • Here endeth the first lesson.

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

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

verb

1. To give a lesson to; to teach.