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• give a lecture — deliver an instructional discourse before an audience, discourse, lecture …   English contemporary dictionary

• lecture — [lek′chər] n. [ME, act of reading < ML lectura < pp. of L legere, to read: see LOGIC] 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… …   English World dictionary

• lecture — I n. formal talk 1) to deliver, give a lecture 2) to attend; follow ( understand ) a lecture 3) a lecture about, on 4) at a lecture reprimand 5) to give smb. a lecture (about smt.) II v. 1) (D; intr.) ( to discuss formally ) to lecture about, on… …   Combinatory dictionary

• lecture — 1. noun 1) a lecture on children s literature Syn: speech, talk, address, discourse, disquisition, presentation, oration, lesson 2) Dave got a lecture about his daydreaming Syn: scolding, chiding, reprimand …   Thesaurus of popular words

• lecture — I UK [ˈlektʃə(r)] / US [ˈlektʃər] noun [countable] Word forms lecture : singular lecture plural lectures ** 1) a talk to a group of people about a particular subject, especially at a college or university The course will be taught through a… …   English dictionary

• lecture — lec|ture1 [ lektʃər ] noun count ** 1. ) a talk to a group of people about a particular subject, especially at a college or university: The course will be taught through a series of lectures and seminars. lecture on: a lecture on Dickens give a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• lecture — [[t]le̱ktʃə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ lectures, lecturing, lectured 1) N COUNT 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... In… …   English 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… …  

• lecture — 1 noun (C) 1 a long talk given to a group of people on a particular subject, especially as a method of teaching in universities (+ on/about): a lecture on medieval art | give a lecture: She s giving a series of lectures on molecular biology. 2 an …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• lecture*/ — [ˈlektʃə] noun [C] I 1) a talk to a group of people about a particular subject, especially at a college or university a lecture on Dickens[/ex] Tomorrow she will be giving a lecture at London University.[/ex] 2) showing disapproval a long serious …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• lecture — /lek cheuhr/, n., v., lectured, lecturing. n. 1. a speech read or delivered before an audience or class, esp. for instruction or to set forth some subject: a lecture on Picasso s paintings. 2. a speech of warning or reproof as to conduct; a long …   Universalium