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query
If someone l_______ you about something, they criticize you or tell you how they think you should behave .If someone lectures you about something, they criticize you or tell you how they think you should behave .
He used to lecture me about getting too much sun.
Chuck would lecture me, telling me to get a haircut.
She was no longer interrogating but lecturing.
Our captain gave us a stern lecture on safety.
word lecture
full-definition
noun
A lecture is a talk someone gives in order to teach people about a particular subject, usually at a university or college .
...a series of lectures by Professor Eric Robinson.
In his lecture Riemann covered an enormous variety of topics.
verb
If you lecture on a particular subject, you give a lecture or a series of lectures about it.
She then invited him to Atlanta to lecture on the history of art.
She has danced, choreographed, lectured and taught all over the world.
Wendy Rigby was recently invited to lecture a group of doctors on the benefits of aromatherapy.
If someone lectures you about something, they criticize you or tell you how they think you should behave .
He used to lecture me about getting too much sun.
Chuck would lecture me, telling me to get a haircut.
She was no longer interrogating but lecturing.
Our captain gave us a stern lecture on safety.
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cefr-level A2

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