lecture
To teach by giving a speech on a given topicTo teach (somebody) by giving a speech on a given topic.
» What's the subject of your lecture?
Was ist das Thema deines Vortrags? — Zaghawa
Was ist das Thema eures Vortrags? — Zaghawa
Was ist das Thema Ihres Vortrags? — Zaghawa
Яка тема твоєї доповіді? — deniko
Яка тема твоєї лекції? — deniko
Яка тема вашої доповіді? — deniko
Яка тема вашої лекції? — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(ambitransitive)To teach (somebody) by giving a speech on a given topic.
The professor lectured to two classes this morning.
Vorlesung halten
чита́ть ле́кциюčitátʹ lékciju, преподава́тьprepodavátʹ
(transitive)To preach, to berate, to scold.
Emily's father lectured her about the importance of being home before midnight.
чита́ть нота́цииčitátʹ notácii, выгова́риватьvygovárivatʹ, отчи́тыватьotčítyvatʹ
- deliver a lecture or talk
- censure severely or angrily
Examples
335 sentencesWhat's the subject of your lecture?
Яка тема твоєї доповіді? — deniko
deWas ist das Thema deines Vortrags? — Zaghawa
I ought to have attended the lecture.
Я повинен був бути присутнім на лекції. — Anjy
ruЯ должен был присутствовать на этой лекции. — shanghainese
The students sat still, listening to the lecture.
Студенти тихо сиділи і слухали лекцію. — uaspeaker
ruСтуденты тихо сидели и слушали лекцию. — Hellerick
I fell asleep in the middle of the lecture.
Я заснув посеред лекції. — deniko
ruЯ заснул на середине лекции. — odexed
deIch schlief mitten in der Vorlesung ein. — xtofu80
His lectures are terribly boring.
Його лекції надзвичайно нудні. — ascolto
ruЕго лекции ужасно скучны. — Lenin_1917
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English lecture, lectour, letture, letteur, lettur, lectury, from Medieval LatFrom Middle English lecture, lectour, letture, letteur, lettur, lectury, from Medieval Latin or Late Latin lectura (“reading”), from Latin lectus, past participle of legō (“to read, recite”). Doublet of lector.
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Forms
lectures, lecturing, lectured, lecturedSynonyms
20 synonyms- deliver a lecture or talk:talk
- censure severely or angrily:call on the carpettake to taskrebukeragtrouncereprimandjawdress down
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- B1School and university — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.