lesson

Definition

  • noun: an activity that you do in order to learn something
  • noun: a passage from sacred writings read in a service of worship
  • verb: to give a lesson to
  • synonyms: instruct, precept, doctrine

Examples

  • I'm glad they got caught. That will 'teach them a lesson'! [=they will learn that they should not do that again]

  • We 'learned our lesson' the hard way. [=we learned from an unpleasant experience]

  • They studied the 'lessons' [='teachings'] of the great philosophers.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Yeah. Brother and sister. Incharge of discipline. They like punishment, the Carrows. They did that to you? Why? Today's Dark Arts lesson was practicing the Cruciatus curse. On first years. I refused. Hogwarts has changed. Let's have a bit of fun, shall we? (..)
    2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2