1
: a passage from sacred writings read in a service of worship
2
a
: a piece of instruction
b
: a reading or exercise to be studied by a pupil
c
: a division of a course of instruction
3
a
: something learned by study or experience
his years of travel had taught him valuable lessons
b
: an instructive example
the lessons of history
c
lessoned; lessoning
ˈle-sə-niŋ 
ˈles-niŋ
Synonyms
Examples of lesson in a Sentence
Noun
You can't go out to play until you've finished your lessons.
The book is divided into 12 lessons.
She took piano lessons for years.
political leaders who have failed to learn the lessons of history
I've learned my lesson—I'll never do that again!
Let that be a lesson to you—if you don't take better care of your toys they'll get broken!
Verb
would tirelessly lesson the children in proper manners
Recent Examples on the Web
Jim Deloach, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Many of you have served as scout leaders, faithfully helping young people incorporate the values and lessons traditionally associated with scouting into their lives.
—Enquirer Staff, The Enquirer, 29 Oct. 2024
Sam Sabin, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
Nearing 80-years-old and urged by his wife Grete (Lena Olin) to reduce some of his store of papers, Winton, who never told his family about his role in saving so many refugees, wonders what lessons the scrapbook documenting his work might offer to a wider public.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 11 Sep. 2023
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Noun
There is much more to come as enforcement actions, rules refinement, lessons learned, and leading reporting and compliance practices take form.
—Jim Deloach, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Many of you have served as scout leaders, faithfully helping young people incorporate the values and lessons traditionally associated with scouting into their lives.
—Enquirer Staff, The Enquirer, 29 Oct. 2024
Verb
Many of those questions are focused on how CrowdStrike has adapted to prevent a similar outage, why only Windows systems were affected, and what lessons other IT vendors can learn from this, Daniel noted.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
Nearing 80-years-old and urged by his wife Grete (Lena Olin) to reduce some of his store of papers, Winton, who never told his family about his role in saving so many refugees, wonders what lessons the scrapbook documenting his work might offer to a wider public.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 11 Sep. 2023
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“Lesson.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lesson. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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