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(lektʃəʳ)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense lectures, present participle lecturing, past tense, past participle lectured
1. countable noun
A lecture is a talk someone gives in order to teach people about a particular subject, usually at a university or college.
...a series of lectures by Professor Eric Robinson. [+ by]
In his lecture Riemann covered an enormous variety of topics.
Synonyms: talk, address, speech, lesson More Synonyms of lecture
2. verb
If you lecture on a particular subject, you give a lecture or a series of lectures about it.
She then invited him to Atlanta to lecture on the history of art. [V + on/in]
She has danced, choreographed, lectured and taught all over the world. [VERB]
Wendy Rigby was recently invited to lecture a group of doctors on the benefits ofaromatherapy. [VERB noun on noun]
Synonyms: talk, speak, teach, address More Synonyms of lecture
3. verb
If someone lectures you about something, they criticize you or tell you how they think you should behave.
He used to lecture me about getting too much sun. [V n + about/on]
Chuck would lecture me, telling me to get a haircut. [VERB noun]
She was no longer interrogating but lecturing. [VERB]
[Also VERB noun to-infinitive]
Synonyms: tell off [informal], berate, scold, reprimand More Synonyms of lecture
Lecture is also a noun.
Our captain gave us a stern lecture on safety. [+ on]
More Synonyms of lecture

lecture in British English

(ˈlɛktʃə)
noun
1. 
a discourse on a particular subject given or read to an audience
2. 
the text of such a discourse
3. 
a method of teaching by formal discourse
4. 
a lengthy reprimand or scolding
verb
5. 
to give or read a lecture (to an audience or class)
6. (transitive)
to reprimand at length
Word origin
C14: from Medieval Latin lectūra reading, from legere to read

lecture in American English

(ˈlɛktʃər)
noun
1. 
a. 
an informative talk given as before an audience or class and usually prepared beforehand
b. 
the text of such a talk
2. 
a lengthy rebuke or scolding
verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈlectured or ˈlecturing
3. 
to give a lecture or lectures
verb transitive
4. 
to give a lecture to
5. 
to rebuke or scold at length
SIMILAR WORDS:  speech
Word origin
ME, act of reading < ML lectura < pp. of L legere, to read: see logic

Examples of 'lecture' in a sentence
lecture

The government is fond of lecturing others about lapses in competence.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
So please let us not have lectures about players and loyalty to football clubs.
The Sun (2017)
Walking 10 flights of stairs to get to my lecture.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
You're still thinking it's about lectures on hormones in milk.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
He had invited friends and family to hear him give a lecture at the Science Museum on quantum computing.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But student unions searching for the next left-field idea for freshers week activities were offered an unusual proposal yesterday: how about some lectures?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The incumbent is paid a pittance to give a series of lectures on the art of poetry.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Too many church services have become a lecture series.
Christianity Today (2000)
Nobody should have the smugness to lecture people on the way they use their funds.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
There are also onboard lectures from a local art expert.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Now we go to colleges to lecture and perform shows at festivals.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
As a result the formal lecture is declining.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Then we had lectures and classes and groups all day long.
The Sun (2012)
His theory was ridiculed and he had to cancel lectures on the subject.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
There is a winter lecture series that would have been impossible in the cold church.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Maybe it was a laudable reluctance to lecture a distant people.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He would also like some lecturing and there are options not yet finalised.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Commuters seldom have a telephone number to get missed lecture notes.
Bachmann, Susan (editor) & Barth, Melinda Between Worlds: A Reader, Rhetoric and Handbook (1995)
The lecture audience was composed of members of the public rather than of students in the regular sense.
Yearley, Steven Science, Technology, and Social Change (1988)
He wags his finger and lectures the country about the challenges facing the Tories.
The Sun (2010)
But he was not giving or sending a formal Nobel lecture.
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)
I still go back and give lectures.
Charles Glass The Tribes Triumphant (2006)
Where he once used to lecture his audience, he is now more content to let the music speak for itself.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He had agreed to give this impromptu lecture merely to keep in with the embassy; now he was beginning to regret it.
Aldiss, Brian Somewhere East of Life (1994)
They recommended books to read, lectures to go to, concerts he should attend.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They won't be lecturing at his college, presumably.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Most of it was in Australia where I did an art history lecture.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)

In other languages
lecture

British English: lecture /ˈlɛktʃə/ NOUN
A lecture is a talk that someone gives in order to teach people about a particular subject, usually at a university.
We attended a lecture at the university.
  • American English: lecture
  • Arabic: مُحَاضَرَةٌ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: palestra
  • Chinese: 讲课
  • Croatian: predavanje
  • Czech: přednáška
  • Danish: forelæsning
  • Dutch: lezing
  • European Spanish: conferencia discurso
  • Finnish: luento
  • French: cours
  • German: Vortrag
  • Greek: διάλεξη
  • Italian: lezione
  • Japanese: 講義
  • Korean: 강의
  • Norwegian: forelesning
  • Polish: wykład
  • European Portuguese: palestra
  • Romanian: curs la universitate
  • Russian: лекция
  • Latin American Spanish: conferencia
  • Swedish: föreläsning
  • Thai: การบรรยาย
  • Turkish: ders
  • Ukrainian: лекція
  • Vietnamese: bài giảng
British English: lecture /ˈlɛktʃə/ VERB
If you lecture on a particular subject, you give a lecture or a series of lectures about it.
He was then invited to lecture on the history of art.
  • American English: lecture
  • Arabic: يُحَاضِرُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: palestrar
  • Chinese: 讲课
  • Croatian: predavati
  • Czech: přednášet
  • Danish: forelæse
  • Dutch: lezing geven
  • European Spanish: dar una conferencia
  • Finnish: luennoida
  • French: enseigner
  • German: vortragen
  • Greek: δίνω διάλεξη
  • Italian: tenere conferenze
  • Japanese: 講義をする
  • Korean: 강의하다
  • Norwegian: forelese
  • Polish: wyłożyć
  • European Portuguese: dar uma palestra
  • Romanian: a ține un curs
  • Russian: читать лекцию
  • Latin American Spanish: dar una conferencia
  • Swedish: föreläsa
  • Thai: บรรยาย
  • Turkish: ders vermek
  • Ukrainian: читати лекцію
  • Vietnamese: giảng bài

All related terms of 'lecture'

lecture hall
a hall in which lectures are given
lecture notes
notes that are taken by someone attending a lecture
lecture room
a room in which lectures are given
curtain lecture
a scolding or rebuke given in private , esp by a wife to her husband
lecture course
a series of lectures on a particular subject
lecture theatre
a hall in which lectures are given
read someone a lecture
to scold or reprimand someone
read a lesson
to censure or reprimand , esp in a long-winded manner

Chinese translation of 'lecture'

lecture

(ˈlɛktʃəʳ)

n (c)

  1. (= talk) 讲(講)座 (jiǎngzuò) (个(個), gè)

vi

  1. 作讲(講)座 (zuò jiǎngzuò)

vt

  1. (= scold)
    to lecture sb on or about sth 告诫(誡)某人有关(關)某事 (gàojiè mǒurén yǒuguān mǒushì)
to give a lecture (on sth) 作(某方面的)讲(講)座 (zuò (mǒu fāngmiàn de) jiǎngzuò)
to give sb a lecture (on or about sth) (telling off) (就某事)斥责(責)某人 ((jiù mǒushì) chìzé mǒurén)

All related terms of 'lecture'

lecture hall
讲(講)演厅(廳) jiǎngyǎntīng [ 间(間) jiān ] [ 英 = lecture theatre ]
lecture theatre
讲(講)演厅(廳) jiǎngyǎntīng [ 间(間) jiān ] [ 美 = lecture hall ]
the lecture circuit
巡回(迴)讲(講)学(學) xúnhuí jiǎngxué
to give a speech/a lecture
作演讲(講)/讲(講)座 zuò yǎnjiǎng/jiǎngzuò
to lecture sb on or about sth
告诫(誡)某人有关(關)某事 gàojiè mǒurén yǒuguān mǒushì
the lecture was anything but boring
讲(講)座绝(絕)对(對)不无(無)聊 jiǎngzuò juéduì bù wúliáo
to give a lecture (on sth)
作(某方面的)讲(講)座 zuò (mǒu fāngmiàn de) jiǎngzuò
to give sb a lecture (on or about sth)
( telling off ) (就某事)斥责(責)某人 (jiù mǒushì) chìzé mǒurén
1 (noun) 
Definition
a talk on a particular subject delivered to an audience
In his lecture he covered an enormous variety of topics.
Synonyms
talk
The guide gave us a brief talk on the history of the site.
address
The president had scheduled an address to the people for that evening.
speech
He delivered his speech in French.
lesson
She took piano lessons.
instruction
presentation
a business presentation
discourse
He responds with a lengthy discourse on deployment strategy.
sermon
his first sermon as bishop
exposition
harangue
a political harangue
oration
a brief funeral oration
disquisition
She launched into an authoritative disquisition.
webinar
2 (noun) 
Definition
a lengthy scolding
Our captain gave us a stern lecture on safety.
Synonyms
telling-off (informal)
I got a severe telling-off for not phoning him.
rebuke
`Silly little boy' was his favourite expression of rebuke.
reprimand
He has been given a severe reprimand.
talking-to (informal)
He has had a good talking-to and regrets his actions.
heat (slang, mainly US, Canadian)
going-over (informal)
Our manager gave us a right going-over in the changing room after the game.
wigging (British, slang)
censure
It is a controversial policy which has attracted international censure.
scolding
He was given a scolding for offending his opponents.
chiding
dressing-down (informal)
reproof
a reproof that she responded to right away
castigation
Helen's merciless castigation of her staff in public
1 (verb) 
Definition
to deliver a lecture (to an audience or class)
She has lectured and taught all over the world.
Synonyms
talk
speak
Last month I spoke in front of two thousand people in Birmingham.
teach
address
She will address a conference on human rights next week.
discourse
He discoursed for several hours on English prose.
spout (informal)
She would go red in the face and start to spout.
expound
harangue
haranguing her furiously in words she didn't understand
give a talk
hold forth
He is capable of holding forth with great eloquence.
expatiate
2 (verb) 
Definition
to scold (someone) at length
He used to lecture me about getting too much sun.
Synonyms
tell off (informal)
berate
Marion berated Joe for the noise he made.
scold
If he finds out, he'll scold me.
reprimand
He was reprimanded by a teacher.
carpet (informal)
censure
I would not presume to censure him for his views.
castigate
She castigated him for having no intellectual interests.
chide
He is quick to chide his staff for any mistakes or oversights.
admonish
They admonished me for taking risks with my health.
tear into (informal)
read the riot act
reprove
Women were reproved if they did not wear hats.
bawl out (informal)
chew out (US, Canadian, informal)
tear (someone) off a strip (British, informal)
give a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal)
give someone a talking-to (informal)
give someone a dressing-down (informal)
give someone a telling-off (informal)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of address
Definition
a formal speech
The president had scheduled an address to the people for that evening.
Synonyms
speech,
talk,
lecture,
discourse,
sermon,
dissertation,
harangue,
homily,
oration,
spiel (informal),
disquisition
in the sense of address
She will address a conference on human rights next week.
Synonyms
give a speech to,
talk to,
speak to,
lecture,
discourse,
harangue,
give a talk to,
spout to,
hold forth to,
expound to,
orate to,
sermonize to
in the sense of admonish
Definition
to reprimand sternly
They admonished me for taking risks with my health.
Synonyms
reprimand,
caution,
censure,
rebuke,
scold,
berate,
check,
chide,
tear into (informal),
tell off (informal),
reprove,
upbraid,
read the riot act to someone,
carpet (informal),
chew out (US, Canadian, informal),
tear someone off a strip (British, informal),
give someone a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal),
slap someone on the wrist,
rap someone over the knuckles,
bawl out (informal)

Synonyms of 'lecture'

lecture

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of berate
Definition
to scold harshly
Marion berated Joe for the noise he made.
Synonyms
scold,
rebuke,
reprimand,
reproach,
blast,
carpet (informal),
put down,
criticize,
slate (informal, British),
censure,
castigate,
revile,
chide,
harangue,
tear into (informal),
tell off (informal),
rail at,
flame (informal),
diss (slang),
read the riot act to,
reprove,
upbraid,
slap on the wrist,
lambast(e),
bawl out (informal),
excoriate,
rap over the knuckles,
chew out (US, Canadian, informal),
tear (someone) off a strip (British, informal),
give a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal),
vituperate
in the sense of castigate
Definition
to find fault with or reprimand (a person) harshly
She castigated him for having no intellectual interests.
Synonyms
reprimand,
blast,
carpet (informal),
flame (informal),
put down,
criticize,
lash,
slate (informal, British),
censure,
rebuke,
scold,
berate,
dress down (informal),
chastise,
chasten,
tear into (informal),
diss (slang),
read the riot act,
slap on the wrist,
lambast(e),
bawl out (informal),
excoriate,
rap over the knuckles,
haul over the coals (informal),
chew out (US, Canadian, informal),
tear (someone) off a strip (British, informal),
give a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal)
in the sense of castigation
Helen's merciless castigation of her staff in public
Synonyms
reprimand,
criticism,
blast,
put-down,
condemnation,
censure,
dressing down (informal),
chastisement,
bawling-out (informal),
excoriation
in the sense of censure
Definition
severe disapproval
It is a controversial policy which has attracted international censure.
Synonyms
disapproval,
criticism,
blame,
condemnation,
rebuke,
reprimand,
reproach,
dressing down (informal),
stick (slang),
stricture,
reproof,
sideswipe,
castigation,
obloquy,
remonstrance,
reprehension
in the sense of censure
Definition
to criticize (someone or something) severely
I would not presume to censure him for his views.
Synonyms
criticize,
blame,
abuse,
condemn,
carpet (informal),
flame (informal),
denounce,
put down,
slate (informal),
rebuke,
reprimand,
reproach,
scold,
berate,
castigate,
chide,
tear into (informal),
diss (slang),
blast,
read the riot act,
reprove,
upbraid,
slap on the wrist,
damn,
lambast(e),
bawl out (informal),
excoriate,
rap over the knuckles,
chew out (US, Canadian, informal),
tear (someone) off a strip (British, informal),
give (someone) a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal),
reprehend
in the sense of chide
Definition
to rebuke or scold
He is quick to chide his staff for any mistakes or oversights.
Synonyms
scold,
blame,
lecture,
carpet (informal),
flame (informal),
put down,
criticize,
slate (informal, British),
censure,
rebuke,
reprimand,
reproach,
berate,
tick off (informal),
admonish,
tear into (informal),
blast,
tell off (informal),
find fault,
diss (slang),
read the riot act,
reprove,
upbraid,
slap on the wrist,
lambast(e),
bawl out (informal),
rap over the knuckles,
chew out (US, Canadian, informal),
tear (someone) off a strip (British, informal),
give (someone) a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal),
reprehend,
give (someone) a row (Scottish, informal),
check
in the sense of discourse
Definition
a formal treatment of a subject in speech or writing
He responds with a lengthy discourse on deployment strategy.
Synonyms
speech,
talk,
address,
essay,
lecture,
sermon,
treatise,
dissertation,
homily,
oration,
disquisition,
whaikorero (New Zealand)
in the sense of discourse
Definition
to speak or write (about) at length
He discoursed for several hours on English prose.
Synonyms
talk,
speak,
discuss,
debate,
confer,
converse,
declaim,
hold forth,
expatiate
in the sense of disquisition
Definition
a formal written or oral examination of a subject
She launched into an authoritative disquisition.
Synonyms
lecture,
discourse,
exposition,
dissertation,
paper,
essay,
thesis,
treatise
in the sense of going-over
Our manager gave us a right going-over in the changing room after the game.
Synonyms
dressing-down,
talking-to (informal),
lecture,
rebuke,
reprimand,
scolding,
chiding,
tongue-lashing,
chastisement,
castigation

Additional synonyms

in the sense of harangue
Definition
a forceful or angry speech
a political harangue
Synonyms
rant,
address,
speech,
lecture,
tirade,
polemic,
broadside,
diatribe,
homily,
exhortation,
oration,
spiel (informal),
declamation,
philippic
in the sense of harangue
Definition
to address (a person or group) in an angry or forcefully persuasive way
haranguing her furiously in words she didn't understand
Synonyms
rant at,
address,
lecture,
exhort,
preach to,
declaim,
hold forth,
spout at (informal)
in the sense of hold forth
Definition
to speak for a long time
He is capable of holding forth with great eloquence.
Synonyms
speak,
go on,
discourse,
lecture,
preach,
spout (informal),
harangue,
declaim,
spiel (informal),
descant,
orate,
speechify,
korero (New Zealand)
in the sense of lesson
Definition
the content of such a period
She took piano lessons.
Synonyms
class,
schooling,
period,
teaching,
coaching,
session,
instruction,
lecture,
seminar,
tutoring,
tutorial
in the sense of oration
Definition
a formal or ceremonial public speech
a brief funeral oration
Synonyms
speech,
talk,
address,
lecture,
discourse,
harangue,
homily,
spiel (informal),
disquisition,
declamation,
whaikorero (New Zealand)
in the sense of presentation
Definition
the manner of presenting
a business presentation
Synonyms
demonstration,
show,
talk,
launch,
address,
display,
speech,
exhibition,
lecture,
unveiling,
exposition
in the sense of rebuke
Definition
a stern scolding
`Silly little boy' was his favourite expression of rebuke.
Synonyms
scolding,
censure,
reprimand,
reproach,
blame,
row,
lecture,
wigging (British, slang),
ticking-off (informal),
dressing-down (informal),
telling-off (informal),
admonition,
tongue-lashing,
reproof,
castigation,
reproval
in the sense of reprimand
Definition
an instance of blaming someone officially
He has been given a severe reprimand.
Synonyms
blame,
talking-to (informal),
row,
lecture,
wigging (British, slang),
censure,
rebuke,
reproach,
ticking-off (informal),
dressing-down (informal),
telling-off (informal),
admonition,
tongue-lashing,
reproof,
castigation,
reprehension,
flea in your ear (informal)
in the sense of reprimand
Definition
to blame (someone) officially for a fault
He was reprimanded by a teacher.
Synonyms
blame,
censure (formal),
rebuke,
reproach,
check,
lecture,
carpet (informal),
scold,
tick off (informal),
castigate (formal),
chide,
dress down (informal),
admonish,
tear into (informal),
tell off (informal),
take to task,
read the riot act,
tongue-lash,
reprove (old-fashioned),
upbraid (archaic),
slap on the wrist (informal),
bawl out (informal),
rap over the knuckles,
haul over the coals (informal),
chew out (US, Canadian, informal),
tear (someone) off a strip (British, informal),
give (someone) a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal),
reprehend,
chew someone's ass (US, Canadian, taboo, slang),
give (someone) a row (informal),
send (someone) away with a flea in their ear (informal)
in the sense of reproof
Definition
a severe blaming of someone for a fault
a reproof that she responded to right away
Synonyms
rebuke,
criticism,
condemnation,
censure,
reprimand,
reproach,
scolding,
ticking-off (informal),
chiding,
dressing-down (informal),
admonition,
tongue-lashing,
upbraiding,
sideswipe,
castigation,
reproval,
reprehension,
blame

Additional synonyms

in the sense of reprove
Definition
to speak severely to (someone) about a fault
Women were reproved if they did not wear hats.
Synonyms
rebuke,
censure,
reprimand,
scold,
check,
blame,
abuse,
condemn,
carpet (informal),
berate,
tick off (informal),
chide,
admonish,
tear into (informal),
tell off (informal),
take to task,
read the riot act,
upbraid,
bawl out (informal),
chew out (US, Canadian, informal),
tear (someone) off a strip (British, informal),
give a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal),
reprehend
in the sense of scold
Definition
to find fault with or rebuke (a person) harshly
If he finds out, he'll scold me.
Synonyms
reprimand,
censure,
rebuke,
rate,
blame,
lecture,
carpet (informal),
slate (informal, British),
nag,
go on at,
reproach,
berate,
tick off (informal),
castigate,
chide,
tear into (informal),
tell off (informal),
find fault with,
remonstrate with,
bring (someone) to book,
take (someone) to task,
read the riot act,
reprove,
upbraid,
bawl out (informal),
give (someone) a talking-to (informal),
haul (someone) over the coals (informal),
chew out (US, Canadian, informal),
give (someone) a dressing-down (informal),
tear (someone) off a strip (British, informal),
give a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal),
vituperate,
give (someone) a row,
have (someone) on the carpet (informal)
in the sense of scolding
He was given a scolding for offending his opponents.
Synonyms
ticking-off,
row,
lecture,
wigging (British, slang),
rebuke,
dressing-down,
telling-off (informal),
tongue-lashing,
piece of your mind,
(good) talking-to (informal)
in the sense of sermon
Definition
a speech on a religious or moral subject given by a member of the clergy as part of a church service
his first sermon as bishop
Synonyms
homily,
preaching,
discourse,
talk,
address,
speech,
lesson,
exhortation (formal)
in the sense of speak
Definition
to give a speech or lecture
Last month I spoke in front of two thousand people in Birmingham.
Synonyms
lecture,
talk,
discourse,
spout (informal),
make a speech,
pontificate,
give a speech,
declaim,
hold forth,
spiel (informal),
address an audience,
deliver an address,
orate,
speechify
in the sense of speech
Definition
a talk given to an audience
He delivered his speech in French.
Synonyms
talk,
address,
lecture,
discourse,
harangue,
homily,
oration,
spiel (informal),
disquisition,
whaikorero (New Zealand)
in the sense of spout
Definition
to talk about (something) in a boring way or without much thought
She would go red in the face and start to spout.
Synonyms
hold forth,
talk,
rant,
go on (informal),
rabbit (on) (British, informal),
ramble (on),
pontificate,
declaim,
spiel (informal),
expatiate,
orate,
speechify
in the sense of talking-to
Definition
a scolding or telling-off
He has had a good talking-to and regrets his actions.
Synonyms
reprimand,
lecture,
rebuke,
scolding,
row,
criticism,
wigging (British, slang),
slating (informal),
reproach,
ticking-off (informal),
dressing-down (informal),
telling-off (informal),
reproof,
rap on the knuckles
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