lecture

CEFRB1

/ˈlɛk.t͡ʃəː/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A talk that teaches people about a subject.

  2. 02

    verb

    To give someone a long talk criticizing their behavior.

Examples

  • I advise you to be careful in making notes for the lecture.

  • The professor gave a lecture on the Middle East.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈlɛk.t͡ʃɚ] ~ [ˈlɛk.t͡ʃɹ̩]
  • /ˈlek.t͡ʃəː/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A berating or scolding, especially if lengthy, formal or given in a stern or angry manner.

  2. A class that primarily consists of a (weekly or other regularly held) lecture (as in sense 1), usually at college or university.

  3. A spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to a group.

More examples

In context

  • During class today the professor delivered an interesting lecture.

  • We will not have lecture tomorrow.

  • Lecture notes are online.

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The professor gave a detailed blank on the causes of World War One.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English lecture, lectour, letture, letteur, lettur, lectury, from Medieval Latin or Late Latin lectura (“reading”), from Latin lectus, past participle of legō (“to read, recite”). Doublet of lector.