/ ˈlesn; NAmE / noun
1.
a period of time in which sb is taught sth :
She gives piano lessons.
All new students are given lessons in / on how to use the library.
I'm having / taking driving lessons.
( especially BrE )
Our first lesson on Tuesdays is French.
( especially BrE )
What did we do last lesson?
—compare class
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.
lesson (to sb) an experience, especially an unpleasant one, that sb can learn from so that it does not happen again in the future :
a salutary lesson
Let that be a lesson to you (= so that you do not make the same mistake again).
The accident taught me a lesson I'll never forget.
—see also object lesson
4.
a passage from the Bible that is read to people during a church service
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IDIOMS
see learn
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French leçon , from Latin lectio choosing, reading, from the verb legere .