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lecture

/ˈlɛk.t͡ʃɚ/noun, verb2 syllables

Lecture means: censure severely or angrily.

Synonyms for lecture34

noun, as in a speech that is open to the public

public lecture, talk

noun, as in a lengthy rebuke

speech, talking to

noun, as in teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)

lecturing

verb, as in censure severely or angrily

call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate
and 5 more, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast

verb, as in deliver a lecture or talk

talk

also used for lecture

dressing down, going over, sermon, berating, browbeating, chiding, chockling, correption, dirdum, down the banks

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What does lecture mean?5

verb

1

censure severely or angrily“The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car”

2

deliver a lecture or talk“She will talk at Rutgers next week”

noun

1

a speech that is open to the public“he attended a lecture on telecommunications”

2

a lengthy rebuke“a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline”

3

teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with lecture?1

three syllables

conjecture
Show 40 near rhymes
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Lecture in a sentence

  • Nobody having any question, he ended the lecture.unknown
  • After he had given a lecture, he had an interview with some students.unknown
  • The lecture is composed by two parts, one theoretical, the other practical.marco87
  • The students sat still, listening to the lecture.CK
  • The lecture, dull as dishwater, bored the audience.sundown
  • When listening to a lecture, you should be quiet.CM
  • This lecture hall is big, and that one is small.iiujik
  • Ziri started to lecture remain, stating how terrible her choices were.Amastan

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Forms of lecture

as a noun

plural
lectures

as a verb

past tense
lectured
present participle
lecturing
third-person singular
lectures
past participle
lectured