read someone a lecture

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• read — read1 [rēd] vt. read [red] reading [rēd′iŋ] [ME reden, to explain, hence to read < OE rædan, to counsel, interpret; akin to Ger raten, to counsel, advise < IE * rē dh, *rə dh < base * ar , *(a)rē , to join, fit > ART3, ARM1, L reri,… …   English World dictionary

• lecture — /ˈlɛktʃə / (say lekchuh) noun 1. a discourse read or delivered before an audience, especially for instruction or to set forth some subject: a lecture on Picasso. 2. a speech of warning or reproof as to conduct; a long, tedious reprimand: *The… …  

• read — I. /rid / (say reed) verb (read /rɛd / (say red), reading /ˈridɪŋ / (say reeding)) –verb (t) 1. to observe, and apprehend the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.): to read a book. 2. to utter aloud; render in speech (something written,… …  

• lecture — lec|ture1 W3S3 [ˈlektʃə US ər] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Late Latin; Origin: lectura act of reading , from Latin legere to read ] 1.) a long talk on a particular subject that someone gives to a group of people, especially to students in a university… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• read — read1 /reed/, v., read /red/, reading /ree ding/, n. v.t. 1. to look at carefully so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.): to read a book; to read music. 2. to utter aloud or render in speech (something written,… …   Universalium

• pull someone up — REPRIMAND, rebuke, scold, chide, chastise, upbraid, berate, reprove, reproach, censure, take to task, admonish, lecture, read someone the Riot Act, haul over the coals; informal tell off, bawl out, dress down, give someone hell, give someone an… …   Useful english dictionary

• I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again — Infobox Radio Show show name = I m Sorry, I ll Read That Again imagesize = 250px caption = I m Sorry, I ll Read That Again (cast photo) Back row: Bill Oddie, Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke Taylor Front row: David Hatch, Jo Kendall, John Cleese format …   Wikipedia

• elect — [15] To elect somebody is literally to ‘choose them out’ of a range of possibilities. The word comes from ēlectus, the past participle of Latin ēligere ‘pick out, select’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix ex ‘out’ and legere… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• elect — [15] To elect somebody is literally to ‘choose them out’ of a range of possibilities. The word comes from ēlectus, the past participle of Latin ēligere ‘pick out, select’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix ex ‘out’ and legere… …   Word origins

• Wikipedia:Reference desk/Mathematics — The Wikipedia Reference Desk covering the topic of mathematics. Mathematics #eee #f5f5f5 #eee #aaa #aaa #aaa #00f #36b #000 #00f mathematics Wikipedia:Refere …   Wikipedia

• ready — read|y1 [ˈredi] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(prepared)¦ 2¦(for immediate use)¦ 3 have something ready 4 be/feel ready for something 5 be ready to do something 6¦(willing)¦ 7¦(quick)¦ 8 ready money/cash 9 ready, steady, go! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; …   Dictionary of contemporary English