sessions
sessions — noun
- sessionssingular
- sessionsesplural
1. formal times when a parliament, court, or council gathers to conduct its officia
formal times when a parliament, court, or council gathers to conduct its official work.
Parliament will hold emergency sessions through Friday to finish the budget.
hold emergency sessions for urgent official business
The court's afternoon sessions often run longer during major fraud trials.
court sessions in a legal context
Reporters waited outside the building between the two closed sessions.
Winter sessions of the assembly begin after the New Year holiday.
文法句型
hold sessions
closed sessions
winter sessions of + institution
用法筆記
Often used in plural when an official body meets over several days or across a fixed period. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is tied to institutions that make decisions, pass laws, or hear cases.
2. scheduled blocks of time when people do a named activity, such as training, ther
scheduled blocks of time when people do a named activity, such as training, therapy, study, or practice.
Hui booked three extra driving sessions before the road test.
book sessions for practice or instruction
The teacher split the workshop into short sessions with snack breaks.
divide an activity into short sessions
Rania enjoys online yoga sessions after work on Tuesday nights.
The hospital offers free counseling sessions for new parents.
- classes
used when the activity is formal teaching with a teacher and students
- appointments
used for a fixed meeting with one person, especially for a service
- workshops
usually longer and more interactive than a single session
文法句型
book sessions
sessions for + group
training/yoga/counseling sessions
用法筆記
Common with nouns naming the activity, such as training, yoga, therapy, or study. Distinguish from sense 5, which is specifically about divisions in an academic timetable.
3. times when a group gets together mainly to drink large amounts of alcohol.
times when a group gets together mainly to drink large amounts of alcohol.
The crew's Friday drinking sessions at the pub often ended after midnight.
drinking sessions at the pub
Long whiskey sessions left Omar too tired to work on Saturday.
long drinking sessions causing after-effects
The band's hotel-room sessions grew louder after the second bottle.
Weeks of heavy sessions were already damaging Leo's liver.
文法句型
drinking sessions
heavy sessions
sessions at the pub
用法筆記
Usually modified by words such as drinking, heavy, or all-night. It sounds informal and often suggests repeated or unhealthy behavior rather than one casual drink.
4. stretches of online or software use that begin when a user enters a system and l
stretches of online or software use that begin when a user enters a system and last until they leave or are signed out.
The bank closes inactive sessions after ten minutes for security.
inactive sessions automatically close
Users can view all active sessions from the account settings page.
active sessions shown in account settings
Shared library computers erase old sessions every evening.
The app restored both sessions after Valentina reopened her laptop.
- logins
focuses more on the act of signing in than the whole active period
- connections
broader technical word that may refer to network links rather than user activity
文法句型
active sessions
close sessions
restore sessions
用法筆記
Common in computing and online security. A session usually begins when a user signs in and ends when they log out or the system times out.
5. teaching periods in a college day or special parts of the academic year set asid
teaching periods in a college day or special parts of the academic year set aside for classes.
Summer sessions let students finish a chemistry course in six weeks.
summer sessions in the academic year
The dance department moved morning sessions to a cooler studio.
morning sessions in a college timetable
Evening sessions suit adults who work full time during the day.
Tuition for winter sessions must be paid before Christmas.
- terms
close match for longer academic periods, especially in British English
- class periods
narrower term for shorter parts of the day
文法句型
summer sessions
winter sessions
morning sessions
用法筆記
Used in college and university contexts for parts of a teaching day or special terms such as summer sessions. Distinguish from sense 2, which can describe any organized activity.
6. informal musical gatherings where performers take turns playing or singing toget
informal musical gatherings where performers take turns playing or singing together, especially in folk or jazz settings.
Sunday folk sessions filled the cafe with fiddles and soft laughter.
folk sessions in an informal venue
After dinner, the hostel started lively guitar sessions by the fire.
informal music sessions by the fire
Travelers joined the pub's late jazz sessions during the rainstorm.
Reema records the best ideas that appear in casual jam sessions.
- jam sessions
very close term, especially in jazz and popular music
- sing-alongs
narrower and more focused on group singing than instrumental playing
文法句型
folk sessions
jazz sessions
jam sessions
用法筆記
Often used for informal folk or jazz events where people join in freely rather than follow a full concert program.