Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with lesson in British Collocation
lesson
noun
countable
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
UK
/ˈles(ə)n/
important
important
salutary
useful
valuable
vital
I lost the bet, but learned a valuable lesson.
unpleasant or difficult
bitter
hard
harsh
painful
The whole experience was a hard lesson in humility.
moral
moral
A parable is a story whose purpose is to teach a moral lesson.
be a lesson
be
serve as
It’s a sad story and should serve as a lesson to the young people of today.
learn a lesson
draw
learn
We will listen and learn, and draw lessons from other people’s experiences.
I learnt this lesson very early in my career.
teach a lesson
give someone
teach (someone)
Their loss taught me an important lesson about making the most of time that we have with people.
use a lesson
apply
He shows how we can apply the lessons learned on the rugby pitch to a business environment to achieve better performance.
identify a lesson
identify
The review has identified five important lessons for improving our service to customers.
experience
history
past
We have to learn the lessons from the past.