noun🔗ShareA spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to a group."During class today the professor delivered an interesting lecture."educationcommunicationlanguageieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(by extension) a class that primarily consists of a (weekly or other regularly held) lecture (as in sense 1) [usually at college or university]"Lecture notes are online."educationieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA berating or scolding."Her lecture about the overdue project was more of a scolding than a helpful explanation. "communicationattitudecharacteractionwordieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act of reading."the lecture of Holy Scripture"writingeducationlanguagecommunicationieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo teach (somebody) by giving a speech on a given topic."The professor lectured to two classes this morning."educationcommunicationlanguageieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo preach, to berate, to scold."My boss lectured me about my poor time management at work. "communicationlanguageattitudeeducationieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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