Lecture meaning

What does “lecture” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“lecture” is a noun and verb with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a speech that is open to the public.

lecture

noun

a speech that is open to the public
“he attended a lecture on telecommunications”
Synonymspublic lecture talk
a lengthy rebuke
“a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline”
“the teacher gave him a talking to”
Synonymsspeech talking to
teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)
Synonymslecturing

verb

deliver a lecture or talk
“She will talk at Rutgers next week”
“Did you ever lecture at Harvard?”
Synonymstalk
censure severely or angrily
“The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car”
“The deputy ragged the Prime Minister”
Synonymscall on the carpet take to task rebuke rag trounce reprimand jaw dress down

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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