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

  • (..) Dad, I'm... I'm sorry. Let's go home. I thought you were very brave. Zazu? Yes, sire? Take Nala home. I've got to teach my son a lesson. Come, Nala. Simba... Good luck. Simba! Simba, I'm very disappointed in you. I know. You could have been killed. You deliberately disobeyed me. (..)
    1994 The Lion King
  • (..) Zazu, would you turn around? Stay low to the ground. Cheetahs never prosper... Okay, stay low to the ground, right yeah... What's going on? A pouncing lesson. Oh very good. Pouncing. Pouncing!?! Oh no, sire, you can't be serious... Oh,... this is so humiliating. Try not to make a sound. (..)
    1994 The Lion King