Definitions for lesson

Overview of noun lesson

The noun lesson has 4 senses? (first 4 from tagged texts)

1. (6) lesson

(a unit of instruction; "he took driving lessons")

2. (4) example, deterrent example, lesson, object lesson

(punishment intended as a warning to others; "they decided to make an example of him")

3. (4) moral, lesson

(the significance of a story or event; "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor")

4. (3) lesson

(a task assigned for individual study; "he did the lesson for today")