- taught a lesson
- helped him to understand, taught him morals
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
taught a lesson
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lesson — /ˈlɛsən / (say lesuhn) noun 1. something to be learned or studied. 2. a part of a book or the like assigned to a pupil for study: the lesson for today is on page 22. 3. a length of time during which a pupil or class studies one subject. 4. a… …
Lesson — Les son (l[e^]s s n), n. [OE. lessoun, F. le[,c]on lesson, reading, fr. L. lectio a reading, fr. legere to read, collect. See {Legend}, and cf. {Lection}.] 1. Anything read or recited to a teacher by a pupil or learner; something, as a portion of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
taught him a lesson — taught him a moral lesson, paid him back for his evil deeds … English contemporary dictionary
lesson — [n1] information taught assignment, chalk talk*, class, coaching, drill, education, exercise, homework, instruction, lecture, period, practice, quiz, reading, recitation, schooling, study, task, teaching, test, tutoring; concepts 274,285,287… … New thesaurus
Lesson — A lesson is a structured period of time where learning is intended to occur. It involves one or more students (also called pupils or learners in some circumstances) being taught by a teacher or instructor. A lesson may be either one section of a… … Wikipedia
lesson */*/*/ — UK [ˈles(ə)n] / US noun [countable] Word forms lesson : singular lesson plural lessons 1) a) a period of time in which students are taught about a subject in school. The usual American word is class a French/English/maths/history lesson I d like… … English dictionary
lesson — les|son W3S2 [ˈlesən] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(learning a skill)¦ 2¦(in school)¦ 3¦(experience)¦ 4¦(book)¦ 5¦(church)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: leçon, from Latin lectio act of reading , from legere; … Dictionary of contemporary English
lesson — [[t]le̱s(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ lessons 1) N COUNT A lesson is a fixed period of time when people are taught about a particular subject or taught how to do something. It would be his last French lesson for months... Johanna took piano lessons. 2) N COUNT:… … English dictionary
lesson — / lesFn/ noun (C) 1 LEARNING A SKILL a period of time in which someone is taught a particular skill, for example how to play a musical instrument or drive a car: piano lessons | take lessons: She s started taking driving lessons. (+ on/in):… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lesson — noun 1 period of teaching or learning ADJECTIVE ▪ good, interesting ▪ boring ▪ individual ▪ private ▪ driving … Collocations dictionary
