lesson

Meaning

Verb

To instruct to teach.

Noun

1. A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
2. A learning task assigned to a student; homework.
3. Something learned or to be learned.
4. Something that serves as a warning or encouragement.
5. A section of the Bible or other religious text read as part of a divine service.
6. A severe lecture; reproof; rebuke; warning.
7. An exercise; a composition serving an educational purpose; a study.

Hyphenated as

les‧son

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɛsən/

Etymology

From Middle English lessoun, from Old French leçon, from Latin lēctiō, lēctiōnem (“a reading”), from legō (“I read, I gather”). Doublet of lection.