session
[noun]
Synonyms: meeting, assembly, conference, congress, discussion, hearing, period, sitting

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

ses‧sion S2 W2 /ˈseʃən/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin sessio 'act of sitting, session', from sedere 'to sit']

1. a period of time used for a particular activity, especially by a group of people:
a training session for teachers about computers
question-and-answer sessions
session of
a session of group therapy ⇒ jam session

2. a formal meeting or group of meetings, especially of a law court or parliament
session of
the first televised session of parliament
in session (=meeting)
The court is now in session.
Board members met in closed session (=with nobody else present).

3. American English a part of the year when classes are given at a college or university ⇒ semester

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

session
noun
I. meeting of a court, parliament, etc.
ADJ. stormy a stormy session of the European Parliament
inaugural, opening | closing, final, last | current | joint | open, public | closed, private | annual, regular, weekly, etc. | extraordinary | emergency | full, plenary a full session of the peace talks a plenary session of the committee
follow-up A follow-up session was held a month after the initial meeting.
congressional, parliamentary
VERB + SESSION hold | attend | boycott | address The president addressed a closed session of Congress.
SESSION + VERB convene, take place | begin, open | close, end | adopt sth, approve sth The session adopted a resolution on disarmament.
agree sth | call for sth
PREP. in a/the ~ in the opening session
in ~ The court is now in session.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

session
II. time spent doing an activity
ADJ. lengthy, long | short | bargaining, counselling, negotiating, question and answer | briefing, coaching, practice, training | photo, photographic | jam, jazz, recording | workout, yoga | drinking The man fell in the canal after a heavy drinking session.
VERB + SESSION have, offer (sb), provide (sb with), run The college runs training sessions every afternoon.
attend
SESSION + VERB take place
SESSION + NOUN guitarist, musician, singer, etc.
PREP. ~ on a session on remedial reading

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

session

a training session
Every training session starts with a series of exercises.
a practice session
He crashed during a practice session before this Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix.
a question-and-answer session (=when people ask a speaker questions)
His talk was followed by a question and answer session.
a photo session (=when someone is photographed for a magazine etc)
I normally have two or three photo sessions a week.
a therapy/counselling session (=when someone is given personal advice)
At one point his parents joined him for a family therapy session.
a brainstorming session (=when people think up new ideas)
I think we should just get together and have a brainstorming session.
have a session
We had a special training session yesterday.
do a session informal
We're doing a photo session tomorrow.
attend a session formal
Some doctors require patients to attend counselling sessions.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

session
ˈseʃən
See: bull session

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲