Meaning & Definition of Lecture in English
English⟶
Lecture
/lɛkʧər/
noun
1. A speech that is open to the public
- "He attended a lecture on telecommunications"
synonym:
- lecture,
- public lecture,
- talk
2. A lengthy rebuke
- "A good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"
- "The teacher gave him a talking to"
synonym:
- lecture,
- speech,
- talking to
3. Teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)
synonym:
- lecture,
- lecturing
verb
1. Deliver a lecture or talk
- "She will talk at rutgers next week"
- "Did you ever lecture at harvard?"
synonym:
- lecture,
- talk
2. 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"
synonym:
- call on the carpet,
- take to task,
- rebuke,
- rag,
- trounce,
- reproof,
- lecture,
- reprimand,
- jaw,
- dress down,
- call down,
- scold,
- chide,
- berate,
- bawl out,
- remonstrate,
- chew out,
- chew up,
- have words,
- lambaste,
- lambast
Examples of using
This is the final lecture of the series.
The subject of the lecture is already determined.
Don't lecture me.