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lecture

1 of 2

noun

lec·​ture ˈlek-chər How to pronounce lecture (audio)
-shər
1
: a discourse given before an audience or class especially for instruction
2
: a formal reproof
lectureship noun

lecture

2 of 2

verb

lectured; lecturing ˈlek-chə-riŋ How to pronounce lecture (audio)
ˈlek-shriŋ

intransitive verb

: to deliver a lecture or a course of lectures

transitive verb

1
: to deliver a lecture to
2
: to reprove formally
lecturer
ˈlek-chər-ər How to pronounce lecture (audio)
ˈlek-shrər
noun

Example Sentences

Noun She's planning to give a series of lectures on modern art. Several hundred people are expected to attend the lecture. I came home late and got a lecture from my parents. I gave her a lecture about doing better in school. Verb She lectures in art at the local college. They lectured their children about the importance of honesty. I lectured her about doing better in school. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Outdoor marketplace with Greek food, church tours, choir concert, iconography lecture. Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al, 15 Sep. 2022 Join Jacob Simpson of the Cincinnati Type & Print Museum for this lecture. Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2022 This is because images attain what no reasoning or lecture can do with the same ease. Vogue, 12 Sep. 2022 Bezos seemingly dissed Musk during a private lecture moderated by Space News writer Jeff Foust in February 2019. Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2022 During the day, users may book a wellness service or massage or attend a lecture, kick back for a nutritious lunch, and check out the spa and fitness facilities. Julie Loffredi, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2022 In this two-hour lecture and workshop, the discussion will center on strategies for getting you into your seat, how to combine playfulness with discipline and the three components necessary for a writing career. cleveland, 2 Sep. 2022 Albert recalled sitting in a 400-person lecture last spring after the mask mandate lifted. Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2022 And, like many college freshmen, he got lost looking for one of his classes, a 300-student sociology lecture. Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2022
Verb
Candidates for admission are expected to sit down with the admissions committee and converse -- not lecture -- for at least half an hour. Bryan A. Garner, National Review, 14 July 2022 In a May video call with U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet, Chinese leader Xi Jinping said countries shouldn't lecture others on human rights issues. Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 26 June 2022 Don’t lecture him or beg him to be different; just stay on message. Washington Post, 11 May 2022 Chappelle, meanwhile, has only doubled down on his stance, going so far as to lecture the high school students at his alma mater after the school decided to postpone naming its theater after him due to the controversy. Whitney Perry, Glamour, 12 July 2022 The resurgence of martial arts in pop culture inspired her to lecture on Bruce Lee. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 23 Apr. 2022 In 1906, Ernst Otto Haenisch, calling himself Otoman Zar-Adusht Hanish, visited here from Chicago to lecture about his sun worship faith, Mazdaznan. Patt Morrisoncolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2022 Along with her new friend Veronica, Josie decides to face the community in a pre-vote meeting and lecture them on how to run their affairs. David James, Anchorage Daily News, 21 May 2022 Hundreds of professors lecture on their favorite theme—the duty of the United States to set the world aright. Charles Austin Beard, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, act of reading, from Late Latin lectura, from Latin lectus, past participle of legere

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

circa 1590, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of lecture was in the 15th century

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