lesson
/ˈlesn/noun
उच्चारण लेसन
पाठ; सबक
Basic word
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a period of time in which somebody is taught something; a part of a book that is used for teaching; an experience, especially an unpleasant one, that teaches you how to behave better in a similar situation in the future
पाठ; सबक
- an English lesson
- He learnt his lesson.
- Our first lesson on Mondays is mathematics.
+ 2 more examples
- The teacher planned a short lesson on the water cycle.
- The accident taught him a lesson about driving carefully.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
learn a lesson (from)
Use learn a lesson from an experience.
अनुभव से सबक सीखने के लिए learn a lesson from आता है।
- He learned a lesson from his failure.
- We learned a hard lesson from the flood.
give / teach sb a lesson
Teach sb a lesson means to punish or warn somebody so they do not repeat a wrong act.
Teach sb a lesson का अर्थ किसी को दंड या चेतावनी देना है ताकि वह गलती न दोहराए।
- The coach taught the boys a lesson in discipline.
- Failure taught him a lesson.
lesson in sth
A lesson in something means an example that shows a quality.
Lesson in sth का अर्थ किसी गुण को दिखाने वाला उदाहरण है।
- His life is a lesson in patience.
- The match was a lesson in teamwork.
take / have lessons
Take lessons means to attend teaching, but a lesson can also be a unit in a book.
Take lessons का अर्थ पढ़ाई में भाग लेना है, पर lesson किताब की इकाई भी हो सकती है।
- She takes music lessons on Saturdays.
- Read the third lesson of the book.
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adjective + lesson
valuablehardimportantpainfulEnglish
- Failure gave him a hard but valuable lesson.
verb + lesson
learnteachgiveattendskip
- He skipped the maths lesson.
noun + lesson
historymusicswimmingdrivinggrammar
- Radhika has a swimming lesson at six.
lesson + noun
plantimebooknote
- The teacher wrote a lesson plan for the week.
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- The farmer's story is a lesson in hard work.
किसान की कहानी परिश्रम का एक सबक है।
- Students should revise the lesson before the test.
विद्यार्थियों को परीक्षा से पहले पाठ दोहरा लेना चाहिए।
- The accident was a lesson for all drivers.
दुर्घटना सभी चालकों के लिए एक सबक थी।
- She gives guitar lessons to children after school.
वह स्कूल के बाद बच्चों को guitar के पाठ देती है।
- Let this be a lesson to you never to cheat.
यह तुम्हारे लिए सबक हो कि कभी नकल न करो।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ I learnt many lesson from this trip.
✓ I learnt many lessons from this trip.
Many needs a plural noun.
Many के बाद plural noun आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All three relate to teaching, but lesson is the general word, class is the group, and moral is the ethical message.
तीनों शिक्षण से जुड़े हैं, पर lesson सामान्य शब्द, class समूह और moral नैतिक संदेश है।
A period of teaching, or something learnt from experience.
पढ़ाने का समय, या अनुभव से सीखी बात।
- The lesson lasted forty minutes.
A group of students taught together, or the teaching session.
साथ पढ़ाए जाने वाले विद्यार्थियों का समूह, या पढ़ाई का सत्र।
- The class meets at nine.
The lesson about right and wrong in a story.
किसी कहानी में सही-गलत की सीख।
- The moral of the story is honesty.
?Which word?
Homophone: lesson and lessen (make or become smaller: 'lessen the pain') are both /ˈlesn/.
Homophone: lesson और lessen (कम करना या होना: 'lessen the pain') दोनों /ˈlesn/ हैं।
Keep the moral words: lesson, moral (the lesson of a story), message, warning, example.
सीख के शब्द याद रखिए: lesson, moral (कहानी की सीख), message, warning, example।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Learn your lesson (learn from a mistake not to do it again), teach sb a lesson (punish somebody so that they will not do the same thing again), a hard lesson (an unpleasant experience that teaches you something), lessons learnt (what you learn from a past experience).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: learn your lesson (गलती से सबक लेकर दोबारा न करना), teach sb a lesson (किसी को दंड देना ताकि वह दोबारा न करे, सबक सिखाना), a hard lesson (कुछ सिखाने वाला अप्रिय अनुभव), lessons learnt (पिछले अनुभव से सीखी बातें)।