Definition: 1. A speech that is open to the public. 2. A lengthy rebuke. 3. Teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class). 4. Deliver a lecture or talk.
Use 'lecture' in a sentence:
1. I missed the beginning of the lecture ─ can you give me the gist of what he said?
2. His lecture was so pedantic and uninteresting.
3. The lecture was as dull as ditchwater.
4. It's a common problem, the one I'm asked about most when I'm on the lecture circuit.
5. In his lecture Riemann covered an enormous variety of topics.
6. Many people find Professor Brown's lecture uninteresting.
7. Teaching is by lectures and seminars.
8. I couldn't understand the lecture so I just turned off.
9. She gave them a chastening lecture.
10. Listen to part of a psychology lecture.
11. I felt flattered at being asked to give a lecture.
12. I know I should stop smoking—don't give me a lecture about it.
13. She wasn't taking notes on the lecture.
14. I know I should stop smoking ─ don't give me a lecture about it.
15. Attendance at my lectures has fallen off considerably.
16. I learn a lot from this lecture.
17. The lecture will be of especial interest to history students.
18. The lecture was absolutely deadly.
19. The lecture was not particularly interesting.
20. The lecture was mind-numbingly tedious.
21. She lectures in Russian literature.
22. The study programme concentrates more on group work and places less reliance on lectures.
23. She ran over her notes before giving the lecture.
24. There were as many as 200 people at the lecture.
25. His lecture was readily intelligible to all the students.
26. I missed the beginning of the lecture—can you give me the gist of what he said?
27. The lecture was curtailed by the fire alarm going off.
28. In this lecture I shall concentrate on the early years of Charles's reign.
29. Can I borrow your lecture notes ?
30. Can I borrow your lecture notes?
31. Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations.
32. The lecture dragged on and my mind wandered.
33. His lecture was illustrated with slides taken during the expedition.
34. I skived the last lecture.
35. A lecture from my parents now would just finish me.
36. His lecture ranged over a number of topics.
37. He's always lecturing me about the way I dress.
38. Our captain gave us a stern lecture on safety.
39. Her lectures never overrun.
40. She recast her lecture as a radio talk.
41. I found her lecture very obscure.
42. The book is an expansion of a series of lectures given last year.
43. She is due to deliver a lecture on genetic engineering.
44. The first lecture introduces students to the main topics of the course.
45. In today's lecture the focus will be on tax structures within the European Union.
46. What I'm going to do in this lecture is focus on something very specific.
