Lessen vs. Lesson

Lessenverb

(transitive) To make less; to diminish; to reduce.

Lessenverb

(intransitive) To become less.

Lessenverb

To make less; to reduce; to make smaller, or fewer; to diminish; to lower; to degrade; as, to lessen a kingdom, or a population; to lessen speed, rank, fortune.

Lessenverb

To become less; to shrink; to contract; to decrease; to be diminished; as, the apparent magnitude of objects lessens as we recede from them; his care, or his wealth, lessened.

Lessenverb

decrease in size, extent, or range;

Lessenverb

make smaller;

Lessenverb

wear off or die down;

Lessonnoun

A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.

Lessonnoun

A learning task assigned to a student; homework.

Lessonnoun

Something learned or to be learned.

Lessonnoun

Something that serves as a warning or encouragement.

Lessonnoun

A section of the Bible or other religious text read as part of a divine service.

Lessonnoun

A severe lecture; reproof; rebuke; warning.

Lessonnoun

(music) An exercise; a composition serving an educational purpose; a study.

Lessonverb

To give a lesson to; to teach.

Lessonnoun

Anything read or recited to a teacher by a pupil or learner; something, as a portion of a book, assigned to a pupil to be studied or learned at one time.

Lessonnoun

That which is learned or taught by an express effort; instruction derived from precept, experience, observation, or deduction; a precept; a doctrine; as, to take or give a lesson in drawing.

Lessonnoun

A portion of Scripture read in divine service for instruction; as, here endeth the first lesson.

Lessonnoun

A severe lecture; reproof; rebuke; warning.

Lessonnoun

An exercise; a composition serving an educational purpose; a study.

Lessonverb

To teach; to instruct.

Lessonnoun

a unit of instruction;

Lessonnoun

punishment intended as a warning to others;

Lessonnoun

the significance of a story or event;

Lessonnoun

a task assigned for individual study;

Lesson

A lesson or class 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.