When your teacher stands up in front of you and teaches by talking about the latest chapter you've read or explaining how to do a new math problem he is giving a lecture.
The act of reading;
Noun
teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)
Noun
a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father''s idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to"
Noun
a speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications"
Verb
censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger''s car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
Verb
deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"
n.
The act of reading; as, the lecture of Holy Scripture.
n.
A discourse on any subject; especially, a formal or
methodical discourse, intended for instruction; sometimes, a familiar
discourse, in contrast with a sermon.
n.
A reprimand or formal reproof from one having authority.
n.
A rehearsal of a lesson.
v. t.
To read or deliver a lecture to.
v. t.
To reprove formally and with authority.
v. i.
To deliver a lecture or lectures.
Lecture
Lecture
Lecture
The act of reading;
To read or deliver a lecture to.
To deliver a lecture or lectures.
Usage Examples
You will also allow me to thank the Academy for inviting me to lecture in Stockholm, for its hospitality, and for the opportunity afforded me for admiring the charm of your people and the beauty of your country.
Having George W. Bush giving a lecture on business ethics is like having a leper give you a facial, it just doesn't work!
Going to a party, for me, is as much a learning experience as, you know, sitting in a lecture.
It's easier to lecture women on sexual morality than it is to explain why all Americans shouldn't have comprehensive, fair, and equal health care coverage.
You can't just lecture the poor that they shouldn't riot or go to extremes. You have to make the means of legal redress available.
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Other Usage ExamplesAs one gets older, it happens that in the morning one fails to remember the airplane trip to be taken in a few hours or the lecture scheduled for the afternoon.
I owed Lewis one thing, at least. Once you had suffered the experience of presenting a case at one of his Monday morning conferences, no other public appearance, whether on radio, TV or the lecture platform, could hold any terrors for you.
We shall listen, not lecture learn, not threaten. We will enhance our safety by earning the respect of others and showing respect for them. In short, our foreign policy will rest on the traditional American values of restraint and empathy, not on military might.
I believe that science fiction is as profound as you want it to be or it can be very simple entertainment, and I'm all for very simple entertainment. Every now and then we all need to come home, veg-out, watch something and not think too deeply about it. It's what you want it to be. We tend to steer clear of being pedantic it's entertainment first, otherwise we'd be on a lecture circuit.
I learnt pity, sympathy, and what it was like to be at the other end of the stick. Such lessons can't be learnt in lecture halls.
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