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# session

noun (a session, sessions)

«session» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A period of time spent doing one activity, such as a lesson, practice or meeting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/session/#m1)
2. A meeting of a parliament or court, or the time when it meets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/session/#m2)
3. A part of the school day or year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/session/#m3)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/session/#x1)
- The morning session ends at lunch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/session/#x2)
- We had a training session after school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/session/#x3)
- Parliament is in session. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/session/#x4)
- Log out at the end of your session on the school computer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/session/#x5)
- The art session was messy but fun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/session/#x6)
- We planned a study session before the test. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/session/#x7)
- Each session has fifteen children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/session/#x8)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «session» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/session/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«session» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/session.html) on Mova free.