lecture
IPA: ɫˈɛktʃɝ
noun
- A spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to a group.
- (by extension) A class that primarily consists of a (weekly or other regularly held) lecture (as in sense 1), usually at college or university.
- A berating or scolding, especially if lengthy, formal or given in a stern or angry manner.
- (obsolete) The act of reading.
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To teach (somebody) by giving a speech on a given topic.
- (transitive) To preach, to berate, to scold.
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Examples of "lecture" in Sentences
- The lecture was out of boredom.
- The lecture was a bit titillating.
- He is the best lecturer in the world.
- She is taking a biochemistry lecture.
- He is a regular lecturer on the Music.
- The lecture was all about the disillusion.
- The lecture was on the topic of the article.
- They thought the lecture was not apprehensible.
- The actual record of the lectures is incomplete.
- One should try not to fidget or move too much during the course of the lecture.