session

Everyday

1. A period of time spent doing one activity, such as a lesson, practice or meeting. tree →
2. A meeting of a parliament or court, or the time when it meets. tree →
3. A part of the school day or year. tree →

In the lessons

In school, there are morning and afternoon sessions, and swimming or football sessions; in everyday life, a «training session» or «homework session». On a computer, a session is the time you are logged in — log out at the end. Phrases: «training session», «a session of», «in session» (meeting now), «a long session».

Examples

• Our swimming session lasts forty-five minutes. tree →
• The morning session ends at lunch. tree →
• We had a training session after school. tree →
• Parliament is in session. tree →
• Log out at the end of your session on the school computer. tree →
• The art session was messy but fun. tree →
• We planned a study session before the test. tree →
• Each session has fifteen children. tree →

Note

Countable. Spelling trap: double s twice: s-e-s-s-i-o-n. In maths problems, sessions are often used for time: «Each session lasts 40 minutes; how long are three sessions?» → 120 minutes = 2 hours.