American English pronunciation
How to pronounce lessons
IPA transcription: ['lɛsənz]
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['lɛsənz]
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['lɛsənz]
Quality: 1.00
['lɛsənz]
Quality: 1.00
Noun
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a unit of instruction
“he took driving lessons”
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punishment intended as a warning to others
“they decided to make an example of him”
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the significance of a story or event
“the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor”
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a task assigned for individual study
“he did the lesson for today”
Usage examples
- First she gives Matthew tennis lessons.
- While still in middle school, he took vocal and guitar lessons.
- Afterwards, he lived in Florida, where he gave tennis lessons until his death.
- He took lessons for two years before giving the violin up for sports.
- For part of its run it was followed on the schedule by "Piano Lessons".
- Johnson received lessons from Adam Olivier and began playing professionally in Olivier's orchestra.
- "To show you one of life's simple lessons," the alchemist answered.
- He is now offering baseball lessons in Manchester, Maryland.
- How can you learn lessons in here?
- At one point, in order to take lessons, he walked a ten-mile round trip.