lecture

lecture is on the Academic Word List.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈlɛk.t͡ʃə/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈlɛk.t͡ʃɚ/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: lec‧ture

Noun

Singular lecture

Plural lectures

1. (countable) A lecture is a talk about a specific topic. Usually, it is a planned talk and it often lasts a long time.

   My teacher is giving a lecture on human rights tonight at the university.

Verb

Plain form lecture

Third-person singular lectures

Past tense lectured

Past participle lectured

Present participle lecturing

1. If you lecture someone, you teach them something.
2. If you lecture someone, you scold them.