1
: a discourse given before an audience or class especially for instruction
2
: a formal reproof
Examples of lecture in a Sentence
Noun
She's planning to give a series of lectures on modern art.
Several hundred people are expected to attend the lecture.
I came home late and got a lecture from my parents.
I gave her a lecture about doing better in school.
Verb
She lectures in art at the local college.
They lectured their children about the importance of honesty.
I lectured her about doing better in school.
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Mara Wilson, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
It’s become common to see Self lecture Storr about his defense on the sideline.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
Obama himself had to lecture black men testily about the need to turn out for Harris, suggesting their reluctance was due to sexism, but Biden’s numbers with this demographic were worse.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Mar. 2025
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Noun
That earned him a gentle lecture from his mom about Michelle, and women in general, not being his property.
—Mara Wilson, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
It’s become common to see Self lecture Storr about his defense on the sideline.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
Vance, who lectures U.S. allies about how to run their affairs, reminds us of every rich guy from suburban Pittsburgh who visits the Amalfi Coast in the summer, drives up the pedestrianized streets, and then complains that the pasta is too chewy and there’s no AC in his 15th-century villa.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
Obama himself had to lecture black men testily about the need to turn out for Harris, suggesting their reluctance was due to sexism, but Biden’s numbers with this demographic were worse.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Lecture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lecture. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
lecture
1 of 2 noun
lec·ture
ˈlek-chər 
-shər
1
: a talk given before an audience or class especially for instruction
lecture
2 of 2 verb
lectured; lecturing
ˈlek-chə-riŋ
ˈlek-shriŋ
1
: to give a lecture or a series of lectures
2
: to instruct by lectures
3
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