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

  • (..) He tortures toys, just for fun! Well, then we've got to do something. What are you doing? Get down from there! -I'm gonna teach that boy a lesson. -Yeah, sure. You go ahead. Melt him with your scary laser. Be careful with that! It's extremely dangerous. He's lighting it! (..)
    1995 Toy Story