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noun

ˈle-sᵊn How to pronounce lesson (audio)
Definition of lessonnext
as in assignment
something assigned to be read or studied your lesson for tonight will be the chapter on chemical reactions

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verb

as in to teach
to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field would tirelessly lesson the children in proper manners

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Noun
Interactive displays examine vehicle design, aerodynamics and engine technology, while real racing hardware brings those lessons off the screen. — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026 Ninth-graders study Galileo as a lesson in independent thought. — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
Another $62,000 is for meal delivery and $42,000 has gone to lesson creation costs. — Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 28 Feb. 2026 Some young workers may already be learning that lesson the hard way. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lesson
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lesson
  1. assignment
  2. teach
  3. reading
  4. educate
  5. homework
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  • The Sox called up Smith and fellow pitching prospect Tanner McDougal from Triple-A Charlotte before Saturday’s game, optioning pitchers Noah Schultz and David Sandlin to Charlotte and designating pitcher Wikelman González for assignment.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The former top infield prospect the Giants acquired from the Red Sox last week is set to begin an injury rehab assignment at Triple-A, and could soon join the mix.
    — Devin Bradshaw, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of assignment
Verb
  • Hensley was introduced to the fiddle early in life when her father taught her how to carve and play the instrument, according to local news outlet KY3.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
  • My Indigenous aunties on my dad’s side taught both her and my mother.
    — Kelly Ryan Kegans, Midwest Living, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of teach
Noun
  • If several hours of television or scrolling through social media are taking the place of exercise, in-person social interactions, reading or other mentally stimulating activities, that’s not ideal for brain health.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • These were coronary artery disease, heart failure, stroke, systolic blood pressure, which is the upper number in a blood-pressure reading, and type 2 diabetes.
    — The Conversation US, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of reading
Verb
  • This summer, Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office deputies have also pulled over teens for driving e-bikes and e-motorcycles recklessly, but also to educate teens on driving responsibly and the rules of the road.
    — Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • As during the first Taliban regime in the 1990s, women activists have organized underground schools to educate girls denied access to formal classrooms.
    — Rina Amiri, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of educate
Noun
  • Students who learn in overcrowded classrooms, with parents who can’t help them with homework, quickly fall behind.
    — Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Miami-Dade’s school board is gathering a committee to do some homework on the benefits of real versus artificial grass.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
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