lecture1 nounlecture2 verb
lecturelec‧ture1 /ˈlektʃə $ -ər/ ●●● S2 W3 noun [countable] 
WORD ORIGINlecture1
Origin:
1200-1300 Late Latin lectura ‘act of reading’, from Latin legere ‘to read’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a lecture on the causes of the Russian Revolution
- Professor Blair is giving a series of lectures on Einstein's theories.
- She launched into another one of her lectures about why we should always do our homework.
- Even if she fails to turn up for her next set of lectures there is nothing we can do but not pay her.
- He was largely self-taught through wide reading and attendance at public lectures.
- No scientific lecture is ever given without slides or other visual aids, especially if chemical structures are to be shown.
- The lecture, starting at 9: 30 a. m., is free.
- The first lecture was due to start in half an hour - time enough for what she had to do.
- The old dining-room is now a brass rubbing centre and the drawing-room is used for meetings and lectures.
- These hotels provided musical afternoons, teas, bridge parties, lectures, dances, and sports facilities.
THESAURUS
a talk, especially a formal one about a particular subject, given to a group of people: · The bridegroom usually makes a speech after the wedding.· In her speech, she proposed major changes to the welfare system.· the opening speech of the conference
formal a speech that a very important person gives to a large group of people: · the president’s address to the nation· He was surrounded by security officers as he made his address.
an occasion when someone speaks to a group of people giving them information about a particular subject or about their experiences: · I went to an interesting talk on the wildlife of Antarctica.· He’s been asked to give a talk about his trip to India.
a talk, especially on an academic subject and given to students in a university: · a lecture on 17th-century French literature· Professor Black is giving the lecture.
a talk in which you describe or explain a new product or idea, especially one you give for your company: · I had to give a presentation to the board of directors.· He's making a presentation to the management of a well-known manufacturing company.
a talk given by a priest or a religious leader: · The vicar preached a sermon about the need for forgiveness.
a spoken or written announcement that someone makes in public, often to journalists: · The minister issued a short statement in which he said he had no plans to resign.
Longman Language Activatorthe period of time during which a class is taught a period of time, usually about 30 minutes to one hour, in which a teacher teaches a group of students: · Heidi fainted during French class today!· Let's go - I have my first class in 10 minutes!
a period in which someone teaches one person or a group of people - use this especially about practical skills such as music, swimming, or driving, or in British English about a class in a school: · Dominic will be having his first driving lesson this Thursday.· She gives English lessons to business people in the evenings.
one of the periods of time that a school day is divided into: · At our school we have four periods in the morning and three in the afternoon.double period British (=one class which lasts for two periods): · On Monday mornings there was French, English, and then a double period of maths.
the period of time in which a particular subject or a particular area of a subject is taught, especially when this is one of a fixed number of classes: · We have 5 hours of English a week, including one session in the language laboratory.
a long talk on a subject, given by a teacher at a college or university, and listened to by a large number of students: lecture on: · a lecture on the causes of the Russian Revolutiongive a lecture: · Professor Blair is giving a series of lectures on Einstein's theories.
a class, usually at a college or university, where a teacher and small group of students discuss a subject: seminar on: · Every week we have a seminar on modern political theory.
a regular class at a British college or university during which a teacher discusses a particular subject with one student or with a small group of students: · Small group tutorials are used to discuss problems which come up in lectures.· Oxford's one-to-one tutorials are an effective but also costly way of teaching.
when you tell someone off informal also telling-off British informal when someone, especially a child, is told off for being disobedient or for doing something wrong: · What Sarah needs is a good talking-to.· After a stern telling-off from the teacher, Billy left the room.
when someone is officially told that they should not have done something, especially by warning them that they will be punished more severely if they do it again: · This time the police let him go with a reprimand as it was his first offence.a severe reprimand: · David was fined £100, and Louis was given a severe reprimand for his behaviour.
when you talk to someone for a long time in order to tell them that they should not have done something, especially in a way that they find annoying: lecture about: · She launched into another one of her lectures about why we should always do our homework.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
He’s giving a talk on early Roman pottery. He is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at an awards ceremony.
(also deliver a lecture formal)· She gave a fascinating lecture on crime in the 1800s.· He delivered the lecture at the London School of Economics.
informal:· He’s doing a lecture on modern poetry.
(also attend a lecture formal)· Have you been to any of Professor MacPherson’s lectures?· I recently attended a lecture by a noted historian.
· Most students spend about a quarter of their time listening to lectures.
lecture + NOUN (also a lecture theatre British English)· The lecture hall was packed.
· Can I borrow your lecture notes?
(=a trip that someone takes to many different places to give a lecture)· He’s on a lecture tour of the US.
phrases (also a course of lectures British English)· a series of lectures on the history of art
adjectives (=a lecture which the general public are allowed to go to)· He’s going to deliver a public lecture on politics in the Middle East.
(=a lecture with pictures such as slides)· Mrs Robinson gave a fascinating illustrated lecture on Spanish history.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES He’s giving a talk on early Roman pottery. He is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at an awards ceremony. (=notes that a student writes down during a lecture)· I missed class today; can I borrow your lecture notes?
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· Shchapov was only one of the newly appointed professors whose inaugural lecture hinted at a political programme.· Kostomarov expressed an almost identical antipathy to the state in his inaugural lecture of November 1859.· The basis of their programme is clearly outlined in an inaugural lecture given by G. H. Bantock at Leicester in 1965.
· Michael was asked to give the introductory lecture at an engineering conference on the subject of his government review.
· He was largely self-taught through wide reading and attendance at public lectures.· Westinghouse fought back with public lectures and pamphlets.· Some horticultural staff write excellent articles in journals, and some are in constant demand for public lectures.· This study of Alberti, for example, started life as a series of public lectures at Columbia University.
NOUN· Both the Harvard and Caltech groups took their maps on the lecture circuit, giving talks at scattered conferences and universities.
· The lecture programme extends from October to April and consists of lecture courses, tutorials and laboratory work totalling approximately 260 hours.· It is advised by an academic committee specifically concerned with the structure and balance of the lecture course.· Graduate lecture courses are few at present but may be expected to grow in number in the near future.· Four lecture courses assessed on course work; two curriculum development exercises.
· Meanwhile, Lepine has walked further along the corridor to the large lecture hall, B-311.· He looked out into the lecture hall and saw one hundred and seventy pairs of eyes staring back at him.· And she saw the big staircases leading up to the libraries and the lecture halls.· The lecture hall was jammed when Stafford deliberately arrived at the very last moment.· They are quite likely to be moving rapidly from one lecture hall to another in consecutive hours.· In the excitement as the applause commenced, nobody had noticed Stafford slipping out of the lecture hall.· She put a table in front of her to see how she would look from the lecture hall.· Painters and sculptors began looking for inspiration in spontaneity and primitive feeling rather than in the lecture halls of traditional learning.
· The next drawer was full of scribbled notes on A4 paper, lecture notes by the look of them.· The lecture notes are fragmented; a fair number of sentences remain incomplete.· Borrowing lecture notes is often a complete waste of time because you've missed the impact.· How can you make the best use of lecture notes? 1.· File your notes at least weekly Even your best lecture notes are useless if you can't find them.· To explain how to take useful lecture notes. 4.· The best way to do that is through the lecture notes.
· There's a bar and a lecture room for guests' use.· In September 1847, £2,500 was allocated for a combined lecture room, library, reading room and music hall.· Academics study and analyse films in lecture rooms.· The Library turned out to be a small lecture room with about twenty hard chairs facing an overhead projector and screen.· There were laboratories and lecture rooms, a library, a refectory, a ballroom and a theatre.· School groups can be accommodated in a lecture room where project work or pre-arranged activities can be provided in conjunction with the displays.
· In the inevitable lecture series that followed, few would be intrigued by a grossly overweight, fortyish prude.· The 3-year old Debating Society wanted a high-profile launch for their celebrity lecture series.· Less energetic members may be interested to hear of two lecture series based in London this October and early next year.
· There was also a lecture Theatre for people who had packed lunches.· The centre also has a lecture theatre and processing lab.· Everybody was assembled in the lecture theatre at the appointed time, but no lecturer had arrived.· The interior, now a lecture theatre, has stucco decoration from the mid-17C.· The lecture theatre disgorged its students.· Kara was sitting on the far side of the lecture theatre, well away from the source of the cry.· Magician's Road, in the well equipped lecture theatre or in the Museum galleries.
· He founded a school, which he had to finance by writing journalism and giving exhausting lecture tours in the United States.· In 1886 he came on his last lecture tour, managed by Pond, and at the invitation of Parker.· He's currently on a nationwide lecture tour called Heal the World.
VERB· To get the most out of lectures, it pays to attend regularly.· I attended all my lectures and got the best grades.· I've been attending all the lectures that deal with building up a practice.· Some time ago I attended a lecture on psychotherapy for people who have a catastrophic illness.· Since he was unable to attend, the lecture he had prepared was read out to the 1,000 participants on December 14.· A group of them even inVited one of the prominent leftist student spokesmen to attend the lectures and help direct the questioning.· Wittgenstein did nothing to soften the difficulties, even discouraging his own students from attending Waismann's lectures.· The mechanics lost out, and the place became a research institute funded by subscribers who attended lectures.
· Moxie had early detected Ned smuggling in a bottle of whisky, and had delivered a chastening lecture.· He has done all but deliver the lecture.· I must have delivered hundreds of lectures, pep-talks, addresses, speeches, and organized many others.· Mr Delors was at the London School of Economics, less than a mile away, delivering a lecture.· In 1962 she had to deliver the Huxley lecture seated and the next year was her last in the field.· Apart from his lectures at Woolwich, he delivered a course of lectures on the horse at Guy's Hospital in 1817.· The acolyte Rizla clears his throat to deliver the lecture.
· Every moment therefore of his time was dedicated either to preparing or to giving lectures.· Back in class, Miss Grimhle gave a lecture on racial harmony.· More than one Gaullist found himself in the difficult situation of having to give de Gaulle a lecture in Gaullism.· They are listening to him give a brief lecture on the tour.· The journey culminated in a Friday night debate where Patten gave a lecture on proper posture.· He can give no lecture to us on unemployment.· That does not mean giving up lectures.· He continued to give lectures, readings and radio talks.
· The group presents lectures and workshops once each month.· I will be invited to present some lectures and some people will write better books and give some better lectures.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
- Both the Harvard and Caltech groups took their maps on the lecture circuit, giving talks at scattered conferences and universities.
- All the staff of the company director delivered a speech.
- But the spectre of delivering a speech brown-nosing the teachers jammed her imagination.
- Fidel Castro delivering speeches in the fields and plazas.
- It wasn't Rudy intention to play the role of the Gipper or deliver an address like Lincoln at Gettysburg.
- Mr Delors was at the London School of Economics, less than a mile away, delivering a lecture.
WORD FAMILYnounlecturelecturerlectureshipverblecture
1a long talk on a particular subject that someone gives to a group of people, especially to students in a universitylecture on He regularly gives lectures on modern French literature.► see thesaurus at speech2an act of criticizing someone or warning them about something in a long serious talk, in a way that they think is unfair or unnecessarylecture on/about My father caught me and gave me a long lecture about the dangers of drink.COLLOCATIONSverbsgive a lecture (also deliver a lecture formal)· She gave a fascinating lecture on crime in the 1800s.· He delivered the lecture at the London School of Economics.do a lecture informal:· He’s doing a lecture on modern poetry.go to a lecture (also attend a lecture formal)· Have you been to any of Professor MacPherson’s lectures?· I recently attended a lecture by a noted historian.listen to a lecture· Most students spend about a quarter of their time listening to lectures.lecture + NOUNa lecture hall/room (also a lecture theatre British English)· The lecture hall was packed.lecture notes· Can I borrow your lecture notes?a lecture tour (=a trip that someone takes to many different places to give a lecture)· He’s on a lecture tour of the US.phrasesa series of lectures (also a course of lectures British English)· a series of lectures on the history of artadjectivesa public lecture (=a lecture which the general public are allowed to go to)· He’s going to deliver a public lecture on politics in the Middle East.an illustrated lecture (=a lecture with pictures such as slides)· Mrs Robinson gave a fascinating illustrated lecture on Spanish history.lecture1 nounlecture2 verb
lecturelecture2 ●●○ AWL verb VERB TABLE
lecture
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | lecture |
| he, she, it | lectures | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | lectured |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have lectured |
| he, she, it | has lectured | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had lectured |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will lecture |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have lectured |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am lecturing |
| he, she, it | is lecturing | |
| you, we, they | are lecturing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was lecturing |
| you, we, they | were lecturing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been lecturing |
| he, she, it | has been lecturing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been lecturing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be lecturing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been lecturing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- After the violence on the field, the manager lectured the team about acceptable standards of behaviour.
- Before his retirement he lectured at the Institut Pasteur.
- For many years Dr Thornton lectured in Economics at University College.
- He was lectured by the headmaster in front of the whole school.
- She's always lecturing me on bad manners.
- She lectures on Shakespeare at Edinburgh University.
- But I didn't mean to lecture you, old thing.
- I have never lectured in a finer classroom.
- In 1955 Miss Paterson was invited to lecture and conduct courses for teachers in Montreal and at Yale.
- Pena was roundly criticized by senators who lectured him about public grandstanding and insufficient attention to safety concerns.
THESAURUS
formal to tell someone that they have done something wrong or illegal and are being punished for it – used especially in official contexts: · The police officers were officially reprimanded for their behaviour.· The Swiss authorities severely reprimanded the banks for accepting $660 million from the former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha.· Debra remembered as a very young child being reprimanded by her father.
formal if a parent, teacher, or other adult scolds a child, they talk to them angrily because they have done something wrong. Scold sounds rather formal and old-fashioned. In everyday English people usually say tell somebody off: · I dreaded the thought of going home and being scolded by my father.
to talk angrily to someone because they have done something wrong. Tell somebody off is more common in British English than American English: · Dad told me off for getting home late.
informal to talk angrily to a child because they have done something wrong: · The boy was given a good talking-to and sent home.
to talk angrily to someone for a long time about something they have done wrong, especially in a way that they think is not necessary or fair: · Stop lecturing me, will you!· He began to lecture her about her duties as a citizen.
formal to tell someone that they should not have done something: · She rebuked him for being late.· Sheerman rebuked his colleague for suggesting that he was too stupid to understand what he was saying.
formal to talk to someone in a way that shows you are disappointed at what they have done. Reproach sounds much gentler than criticizing someone or reprimanding them: · He felt he had to reproach his friend for his excessive drinking.
formal to publicly criticize someone for a long time, in a way that shows you strongly disapprove of what they have done: · She berated the paper for its 'misleading front-page story.'· Kennedy berated the Eisenhower administration and its vice president Richard Nixon, during the 1960 campaign.
to give lessons in a school, college, or university: · I taught for a year in France.· He teaches physics at York University.
to teach in a college or university by giving talks to groups of students on a subject: · He lectures in engineering at a local college.
formal to teach someone how to do something, especially a particular practical skill: · He was instructing them how to use the computer system.· Staff are instructed in how to respond in the event of a fire.
to teach one student or a small group: · I found work tutoring Mexican students in English.
especially British English to give private lessons, especially so that someone can pass an important test: · He coaches students for their university entrance exams.
to teach a person or group of people in the particular skills or knowledge they need to do a job: · It will take at least a month to train the new assistant.
to teach someone over a long period, usually at school or university: · He was educated in England.· Her parents want to educate her at home.
informal to show someone how to do a job or task that they have just started doing: · Miss McGinley will show you the ropes and answer any questions you may have.
Longman Language Activatorto teach in a school, college etc as your job to teach in a school, college etc as your job: · I taught for a year in France.· She got a job teaching German at a local school.· I prefer teaching the older children.· Miss Himes teaches the youngest class, the four- and five-year-olds.teach something to somebody: · She teaches English to Italian students.· Teaching literature to the fifth grade is no joke!teach somebody something: · You must remember Mr Hughes - he used to teach us history.teach school American (=to teach in a school): · My Dad taught school in New York.
to teach in a university or college: · Before his retirement he lectured at the Institut Pasteur.lecture on: · She lectures on Shakespeare at Edinburgh University.lecture in: · For many years Dr Thornton lectured in Economics at University College.
if someone gives a class, lecture, or course, they teach it: · Dr Hebden will be giving a lecture later this week on the role of women in the economy.· Who's giving the class this afternoon?
to tell someone off · She's always telling her kids off and shouting at them.tell sb off for · Did your Dad tell you off for getting home late?tell sb off about · The manager said my work wasn't good enough. He really told me off about it.get told off · I was always getting told off for things I hadn't done when I was a kid.
also give somebody a telling-off British to tell someone off, especially a child, to make it clear that you disapprove of something they have done: · Addicts don't stop what they're doing just because someone gives them a talking-to.· I remember being late for school and the teacher giving me such a telling-off.give somebody a good talking-to/telling-off: · You should give that child a good talking-to, if you want my opinion.
spoken to talk angrily to someone for a long time, especially in a way that they think is not necessary or fair: · He was lectured by the headmaster in front of the whole school.lecture somebody on/about something: · She's always lecturing me on bad manners.· After the violence on the field, the manager lectured the team about acceptable standards of behaviour.
especially American if a parent, teacher, or other adult scolds a child, they tell them off: · I dreaded the thought of going home and being scolded by my father.scold somebody for something: · Don't scold him for doing badly at school, he's doing his best.· Our parents were strict and we were frequently scolded for our bad behaviour.
to talk severely to someone in order to criticize them for doing something which they knew was wrong: · When the extent of the pollution became known, the company was publicly rebuked by the Governor.rebuke somebody for (doing) something: · Amnesty International rebuked the British government for its treatment of the refugees.· Welfare workers were sternly rebuked by the court for ignoring the woman's plea for help.
to officially tell someone that they have done something wrong or illegal, especially by warning them that if they do it again they will be punished: · After the trial two police officers were suspended from duty; four others were reprimanded.reprimand somebody for (doing) something: · The man was released after being officially reprimanded for illegal possession of a knife.reprimand somebody severely: · The foreman reprimanded the workers severely for not following safety procedures.
British to tell someone off for doing something that you do not approve of but that is not very bad: pull sb up for: · Our teachers are always pulling us up for wearing the wrong uniform.pull sb up on: · I felt I had to pull her up on her lateness.
spoken use this to tell someone that they have done something to annoy you and that you are going to tell them off about it: · I've got a bone to pick with you - what are all these lies you've been spreading about me?
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES He’s giving a talk on early Roman pottery. He is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at an awards ceremony.
He’s giving a talk on early Roman pottery. He is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at an awards ceremony. (=notes that a student writes down during a lecture)· I missed class today; can I borrow your lecture notes?
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
- Both the Harvard and Caltech groups took their maps on the lecture circuit, giving talks at scattered conferences and universities.
- All the staff of the company director delivered a speech.
- But the spectre of delivering a speech brown-nosing the teachers jammed her imagination.
- Fidel Castro delivering speeches in the fields and plazas.
- It wasn't Rudy intention to play the role of the Gipper or deliver an address like Lincoln at Gettysburg.
- Mr Delors was at the London School of Economics, less than a mile away, delivering a lecture.
WORD FAMILYnounlecturelecturerlectureshipverblecture
1[transitive] to talk angrily or seriously to someone in order to criticize or warn them, in a way that they think is unfair or unnecessary: I wish you’d stop lecturing me!lecture somebody about/on something He began to lecture us about making too much noise.2[intransitive] to talk to a group of people on a particular subject, especially to students in a universitylecture on He lectures on European art at Manchester University.► see thesaurus at teach