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to lecture

to lecture

65 3.8
To give a talk that teaches people about a subject, often at a university
  • verb
  • /ˈlɛk.tʃɚ/
translation icon : dar una conferencia
  • It's the next morning, and Richard is lecturing to his introductory physics class at MIT.
  • lectures students
  • professors lecture
  • invited to lecture

He does get down to Madison every once in a while to lecture at, at UW.

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Examples

  • I was hoping that you could come by my class one afternoon and lecture the students.

  • - Yeah, and he wants me to come and lecture to his class about emergency medicine.

  • In fact, Frank comes in each quarter and lectures the employees on that very subject.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • And years later, in college, I went to see the woman who lectured on world religions.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • He still lectures at Harvard.

  • The professor will lecture on the importance of renewable energy during tomorrow's seminar.

  • During the summer, she was invited to lecture at a leading university in Europe.

  • Each semester, he has the responsibility to lecture the students about advanced calculus.

Synonyms

to talk
vsto lecture
3.4

Give a speech to an audience about a subject

is an academic presentation delivered in university teaching contexts
to speak
vsto lecture
  • Formal
3.2

To give a formal talk to a group of people

is used mainly for university teaching and classroom instruction
to make a speech
vsto lecture
  • Formal
35 2.8

Give a formal talk to people at a public or special event

is primarily academic and classroom focused not ceremonial or public events
to deliver a speech
vsto lecture
  • Formal
8 3.3

To give a formal talk to an audience

is focused on classroom teaching rather than ceremonial addresses
to speak in public
vsto lecture
  • Formal
5 3.9

To talk in front of a group of people

is confined to university teaching situations rather than general audience addresses

Antonyms

1.0

Pay attention to sounds or speech to hear and understand them

Compounds

A talk on a subject that anyone can attend

1 3.0

A room in a college or university where a teacher speaks to many students

curtain lecture
  • Archaic
9.9

A private scolding that a wife gives her husband in the bedroom

A presentation where a teacher shows a real example to explain a topic

lecture room
  • Texting
3.4

An online space where a teacher speaks live to many students

How Formal

to address
  • Formal
236 4.4
to lecture
65 3.8
to speak
  • Formal
3.2
to present
2.8
talk
947 1.0

Surface Forms

lecture infinitive
lectured past
lectured past participle
lecturing present participle
lectures third person singular

Etymology

Lecture as a verb also comes from the Latin legere 'to read'. It began with teachers reading lessons aloud, so to lecture is to give a teaching talk.