session

/ˈsɛ.ʃən/

noun 5name 2verb 1

Collocations

(noun.) meeting of a court, parliament, etc.

ADJ

stormy

The meeting turned into a stormy session when the two managers disagreed about the budget cuts.

full, plenary

The committee held a plenary session to discuss the new budget proposals.

follow-up

After her first appointment, the doctor scheduled a follow-up session to check her progress.

congressional, parliamentary

VERB + SESSION

hold | attend | boycott

address

The manager addressed the team during yesterday's training session about new safety procedures.

SESSION + VERB

convene, take place | begin, open | close, end

adopt sth, approve sth

The committee session approved the new safety measures after a two-hour debate.

agree sth | call for sth

PREP

in a/the ~

The team scored three goals in the first session of the match.

in ~

The therapy session is in progress, so please wait in the reception area.

(noun.) time spent doing an activity

ADJ

drinking

After a long drinking session with his friends, he decided to stay the night at their house.

VERB + SESSION

have, offer (sb), provide (sb with), run

The therapist offers her patients weekly sessions to help them work through their problems.

attend

SESSION + VERB

take place

SESSION + NOUN

guitarist, musician, singer, etc.

PREP

~ on

The school organized a workshop session on digital literacy for parents last month.

Definitions

noun

A period of time devoted to a particular activity.

counseling session

a training session

An official meeting or term of a council, court, or other body to conduct its business; e.g. the annual or semiannual periods of a legislature (that together comprise the legislative term), whose individual meetings are also called sessions

This court is now in session.

The sequence of interactions between client and server, or between user and system; the period during which a user is logged in or connected.

Logging out or shutting down the computer will end your session.

Any of the three scheduled two-hour playing sessions, from the start of play to lunch, from lunch to tea and from tea to the close of play.

The act of sitting, or the state of being seated.

So much his ascension into heaven and his session at the right hand of God do import.

But Vivien, gathering somewhat of his mood, / And hearing 'harlot' mutter'd twice or thrice, / Leapt from her session on his lap, and stood, / Stiff as a viper frozen; […]

verb

To hold or participate in a jam session with other musicians.

“I downloaded a clip from a drummer, who I now realize is Bernard Purdie, who has sessioned on all kinds of records,” he said.

name

A surname.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a meeting of spiritualists

seance
sitting

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

bull session

An informal discursive group discussion, often one where politics, economics or current events are discussed.

For instance, if you were having a bull session in somebody’s room, and somebody wanted to come in, nobody’d let them in if they were some dopey, pimply guy.

Example Bank

counseling session

Wiktionary

a training session

Wiktionary

jam session

Wiktionary

“I downloaded a clip from a drummer, who I now realize is Bernard Purdie, who has sessioned on all kinds of records,” he said.

Wiktionary

The session will be prolonged again.

Tatoeba · #22544

The committee had a long session.

Tatoeba · #28273

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, session is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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