Lecture I Series Professor Gave Noun ˈlektʃə(R ˈlektʃər

• to go to/attend a lecture
• to give/deliver a lecture
• i have a lecture at nine tomorrow.
• a series of lectures on jane austen

lecture

1. a talk that is given to a group of people to teach them about a particular subject, often as part of a university or college course
• to go to/attend a lecture
• to give/deliver a lecture
• I have a lecture at nine tomorrow.
• a series of lectures on Jane Austen
• a course of lectures on art history
• an illustrated lecture about the planet Mars
• a book based on her lectures to students
• a lecture to the Darwin Society
• a lecture by Professor Snow
• She spoke about the environmental problems of the future in a lecture at Georgetown University.
• There were very few students at his lecture that morning.

Extra Examples

• Professor Pearson gave the inaugural lecture in the new lecture theatre.
• She referred to Professor Jones's work in her lecture on Shakespeare's imagery.
• She wasn't at the lecture.
• The fire alarm went during his lecture.
• The society is putting on a series of lectures on the subject next term.
• a familiar figure on the international lecture circuit
• a lecture entitled ‘How to Prevent Food Poisoning’
• He gave a very interesting and informative lecture on the Roman army.
• a lecture room/hall
2. a long, angry talk that somebody gives to one person or a group of people because they have done something wrong
• I know I should stop smoking—don't give me a lecture about it.

Extra Examples

• I don't need any lectures from you on responsibility.
• I don't take lectures from anyone on how to behave.
• I got a lecture from Dad about coming home on time.
• She gave me a stern lecture on ingratitude.

Word Origin

• late Middle English (in the sense ‘reading, a text to read’): from Old French, or from medieval Latin lectura, from Latin lect- ‘read, chosen’, from the verb legere.