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{ "term": "lesson", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "a period of time in which somebody is taught something", "sensetop": "lesson in somethinglesson on somethinglesson with somebodylesson from somebodylesson for somebody", "labels": "(especially British English)(especially British English)(British English)(especially British English)(North American English)(North American English)(British English)(British English)(North American English)(North American English)(British English)(both British English, informal)(both especially North American English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(North American English)(North American English)(British English)(North American English)(North American English, informal)(both British English)(especially British English)(especially North American English)(British English)(North American English)(especially North American English, informal)(especially North American English, informal)(British English)(British English)(British English)(both North American English)", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "She **gives** piano **lessons**." }, { "text": "I’m **having** driving **lessons**." }, { "text": "He **took lessons** in Thai cookery.", "contextForm": "lesson in something" }, { "text": "a history lesson on the Roman Empire", "contextForm": "lesson on something" }, { "text": "Beethoven's lessons with Haydn continued until 1794.", "contextForm": "lesson with somebody" }, { "text": "His parents paid for lessons from local dance teachers.", "contextForm": "lesson from somebody" }, { "text": "Lessons for beginners can be arranged.", "contextForm": "lesson for somebody" }, { "text": "Our first lesson on Tuesdays is French." }, { "text": "What did we do last lesson?" }, { "text": "All new students are given lessons in how to use the library." }, { "text": "He got into trouble for skipping lessons." }, { "text": "I go to Italian lessons at the local college." }, { "text": "I had to take a biology lesson this afternoon because the biology teacher was away." }, { "text": "No talking was allowed during the lesson." }, { "text": "Pupils get lessons on how to organize their study time." }, { "text": "She gives singing lessons." }, { "text": "He started guitar lessons at the age of 38." }, { "text": "The trouble is that teachers don't prepare their lessons carefully enough." }, { "text": "They have a lesson with Mrs Evans at two o'clock." }, { "text": "They're offering free lessons in computing." }, { "text": "We had a history lesson followed by a double maths lesson." }, { "text": "You can't expect to learn all there is to know about the subject in a 45-minute lesson." }, { "text": "I have a piano lesson after school today." }, { "text": "I've decided to take golf lessons." }, { "text": "She made a living giving private lessons in English." }, { "text": "We've got a lesson with Mr Jones this afternoon." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["good", "interesting", "boring"], "verb + lesson": ["attend", "go to", "have"], "lesson + noun": ["plan"], "preposition": [ "during a/the lesson", "in a/the lesson", "lesson about" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "something that is intended to be learned", "sensetop": "lesson on something", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The coursebook is divided into 30 lessons." }, { "text": "Other countries can **teach us a lesson** or two on industrial policy.", "contextForm": "lesson on something" } ], "topics": ["Education"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["basic", "big", "good"], "verb + lesson": ["draw", "learn", "teach somebody"], "preposition": ["lesson from", "lesson in", "lesson of"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "an experience, especially an unpleasant one, that somebody can learn from so that it does not happen again in the future", "sensetop": "lesson to somebodylesson on/about somethinglesson on/about doing somethinglesson in somethinglesson in doing somethinglesson for somebody", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The accident **taught me a lesson** I'll never forget." }, { "text": "They decided to **teach him a lesson** *(= punish him)* for telling lies about them." }, { "text": "There are **lessons to be learned** from this mistake." }, { "text": "It is dangerous to ignore the lessons of history." }, { "text": "**Let that be a lesson to you** *(= so that you do not make the same mistake again)*.", "contextForm": "lesson to somebody" }, { "text": "Their openness was a terrific lesson to me." }, { "text": "The film offers an **important lesson** on the value of friendship.", "contextForm": "lesson on/about something" }, { "text": "That's one of the lessons about being in a relationship that I hope not to forget.", "contextForm": "lesson on/about doing something" }, { "text": "He said that the election results were a lesson in humility for the party.", "contextForm": "lesson in something" }, { "text": "This experience has provided many **valuable lessons** in caring for the marine habitat.", "contextForm": "lesson in doing something" }, { "text": "The lesson for the leaders of Western governments is clear.", "contextForm": "lesson for somebody" }, { "text": "What lessons can we draw from this?" }, { "text": "We are still absorbing the harsh lessons of this disaster." }, { "text": "It was a lesson not lost on (= learned well by) the team manager." }, { "text": "It's a hard lesson to learn." }, { "text": "It taught me some valuable lessons about working with other people." }, { "text": "It is dangerous to ignore the lessons of the past." }, { "text": "I learned a lesson in harsh economics when I was made redundant." }, { "text": "I had learned a lesson in respecting the privacy of others." }, { "text": "a salutary lesson in the pitfalls facing those responsible for transport policy" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["basic", "big", "good"], "verb + lesson": ["draw", "learn", "teach somebody"], "preposition": ["lesson from", "lesson in", "lesson of"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "a passage from the Bible that is read to people during a church service in the Church of England", "labels": "(old-fashioned)", "examples": [ { "text": "The first lesson is taken from St John’s Gospel." } ], "synonyms": "reading (7)" }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to learn what to do or not to do in the future because you have had a bad experience in the past", "examples": [] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈlesn/", "audio": "le/lesson/lesson__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈlesn/", "audio": "le/lesson/lesson__us_4.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French leçon, from Latin lectio ‘choosing, reading’, from the verb legere." }