Meaning of "lecture" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LECTURE

From Medieval Latin lectūra reading, from legere to read.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF LECTURE

lecture  [ˈlɛktʃə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LECTURE

Lecture is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb lecture in English.

WHAT DOES LECTURE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lecture

A lecture is an oral presentation intended to present information or teach people about a particular subject, for example by a university or college teacher. Lectures are used to convey critical information, history, background, theories and equations. A politician's speech, a minister's sermon, or even a businessman's sales presentation may be similar in form to a lecture. Usually the lecturer will stand at the front of the room and recite information relevant to the lecture's content. Though lectures are much criticised as a teaching method, universities have not yet found practical alternative teaching methods for the large majority of their courses. Critics point out that lecturing is mainly a one-way method of communication that does not involve significant audience participation. Therefore, lecturing is often contrasted to active learning. Lectures delivered by talented speakers can be highly stimulating; at the very least, lectures have survived in academia as a quick, cheap and efficient way of introducing large numbers of students to a particular field of study.

Definition of lecture in the English dictionary

The first definition of lecture in the dictionary is a discourse on a particular subject given or read to an audience. Other definition of lecture is the text of such a discourse. Lecture is also a method of teaching by formal discourse.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LECTURE

PRESENT

Present

I lecture

you lecture

he/she/it lectures

we lecture

you lecture

they lecture

Present continuous

I am lecturing

you are lecturing

he/she/it is lecturing

we are lecturing

you are lecturing

they are lecturing

Present perfect

I have lectured

you have lectured

he/she/it has lectured

we have lectured

you have lectured

they have lectured

Present perfect continuous

I have been lecturing

you have been lecturing

he/she/it has been lecturing

we have been lecturing

you have been lecturing

they have been lecturing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I lectured

you lectured

he/she/it lectured

we lectured

you lectured

they lectured

Past continuous

I was lecturing

you were lecturing

he/she/it was lecturing

we were lecturing

you were lecturing

they were lecturing

Past perfect

I had lectured

you had lectured

he/she/it had lectured

we had lectured

you had lectured

they had lectured

Past perfect continuous

I had been lecturing

you had been lecturing

he/she/it had been lecturing

we had been lecturing

you had been lecturing

they had been lecturing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will lecture

you will lecture

he/she/it will lecture

we will lecture

you will lecture

they will lecture

Future continuous

I will be lecturing

you will be lecturing

he/she/it will be lecturing

we will be lecturing

you will be lecturing

they will be lecturing

Future perfect

I will have lectured

you will have lectured

he/she/it will have lectured

we will have lectured

you will have lectured

they will have lectured

Future perfect continuous

I will have been lecturing

you will have been lecturing

he/she/it will have been lecturing

we will have been lecturing

you will have been lecturing

they will have been lecturing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would lecture

you would lecture

he/she/it would lecture

we would lecture

you would lecture

they would lecture

Conditional continuous

I would be lecturing

you would be lecturing

he/she/it would be lecturing

we would be lecturing

you would be lecturing

they would be lecturing

Conditional perfect

I would have lecture

you would have lecture

he/she/it would have lecture

we would have lecture

you would have lecture

they would have lecture

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been lecturing

you would have been lecturing

he/she/it would have been lecturing

we would have been lecturing

you would have been lecturing

they would have been lecturing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you lecture
we let´s lecture
you lecture

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to lecture

Past participle

lectured

Present Participle

lecturing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «LECTURE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «lecture» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of lecture

address · admonish · bawl out · berate · carpet · castigate · castigation · censure · chew out · chide · chiding · discourse · disquisition · dressing-down · expatiate · exposition · expound · going-over · harangue · heat · hold forth · instruction · lesson · oration · presentation · rebuke · reprimand · reproof · reprove · scold · scolding · sermon · speak · speech · spout · talk · talking-to · teach · tear into · tell off · webinar · wigging

TRANSLATION OF LECTURE

Find out the translation of lecture to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of lecture from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lecture» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 讲课
• Translator English - Spanish: conferencia
• English: lecture
• Translator English - Hindi: व्याख्यान
• Translator English - Arabic: مُحَاضَرَةٌ
• Translator English - Russian: лекция
• Translator English - Portuguese: palestra
• Translator English - Bengali: বক্তৃতা
• Translator English - French: cours
• Translator English - Malay: Kuliah
• Translator English - German: Vortrag
• Translator English - Japanese: 講義
• Translator English - Korean: 강의
• Translator English - Javanese: Kuliah
• Translator English - Vietnamese: bài giảng
• Translator English - Tamil: விரிவுரை
• Translator English - Marathi: व्याख्यान
• Translator English - Turkish: ders
• Translator English - Italian: lezione
• Translator English - Polish: wykład
• Translator English - Ukrainian: лекція
• Translator English - Romanian: curs
• Translator English - Greek: διάλεξη
• Translator English - Afrikaans: lesing
• Translator English - Swedish: föreläsning
• Translator English - Norwegian: forelesning

10 QUOTES WITH «LECTURE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lecture.

1

Marcel Achard

When I give a lecture, I accept that people look at their watches, but what I do not tolerate is when they look at it and raise it to their ear to find out if it stopped.

2

Mary Antin

His struggle for a bare living left him no time to take advantage of the public evening school. In time he learned to read, to follow a conversation or lecture; but he never learned to write correctly; and his pronunciation remains extremely foreign to this day.

3

Rudolf Arnheim

As one gets older, it happens that in the morning one fails to remember the airplane trip to be taken in a few hours or the lecture scheduled for the afternoon.

4

Rowan Atkinson

Of course, some would say if you have a performing inclination, then you should become a lawyer. That's a platform we use, or a priest. You know, anywhere you lecture and pontificate to people.

5

Bill Ayers

I haven't been silent. I teach, I lecture at universities, I write, I'm not silent.

6

Howard Barker

When I write, I am not giving a lecture, I am speculating on behavior. Sometimes this is dangerous, but it should be. As I say often, theatre is a dark place and we should keep the light out of it.

7

Lionel Blue

I learnt pity, sympathy, and what it was like to be at the other end of the stick. Such lessons can't be learnt in lecture halls.

8

Derek Bok

Efforts to develop critical thinking falter in practice because too many professors still lecture to passive audiences instead of challenging students to apply what they have learned to new questions.

9

Hal Boyle

Professors simply can't discuss a thing. Habit compels them to deliver a lecture.

10

Alexis Carrel

The atmosphere of libraries, lecture rooms and laboratories is dangerous to those who shut themselves up in them too long. It separates us from reality like a fog.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LECTURE»

Discover the use of lecture in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lecture and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Last Lecture

Professor Randy Pausch's moving and inspirational book based on his extraordinary Last Lecture.

Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow, 2010

The Last Lecture

The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.

Randy Pausch, 2008

The Last Lecture

It was a summation of everything Randy had come to believe. It was about living. In this book, Randy Pausch has combined the humour, inspiration, and intelligence that made his lecture such a phenomenon and given it an indelible form.

Randy Pausch, 2008

Lecture Notes: Tropical Medicine

Lecture Notes: Tropical Medicine is a comprehensive introduction to tropical medicine. The new edition is in full colour throughout with over 40 colour images integrated with the text.

G. V. Gill, Nick Beeching, 2011

Lecture Notes: Orthopaedics and Fractures

Providing a concise approach to the subject, the new edition of Lecture Notes: Orthopaedics and Fractures reflects recent changes to medical education and includes new management techniques.

T. Duckworth, C. M. Blundell, 2010

Lecture Notes Endocrinology and Diabetes

This brand new title in the Lecture Notes series covers a core element of the medical school curriculum.

Amir H. Sam, Professor Karim Meeran, 2009

Feynman's Lost Lecture

With this book and CD, we hear the voice of the great Feynman in all his ingenuity, insight, and acumen for argument.

David Goodstein, Judith R. Goodstein, 2009

Lecture Notes: Ophthalmology

The book begins with a brief introduction to ocular anatomy and eye examination, and then focuses on core conditions in ophthalmology.

Bruce James, Anthony Bron, 2012

Lecture Notes: Biomedical Science

The book is filled with learning features such as key definitions and key conditions, and is cross-referenced to develop interdisciplinary awareness.

Ian Lyons, 2011

Lecture Notes: Immunology

This introductory text provides a student-friendly review of essential immunity and immunopathology topics.

Ian Todd, Gavin Spickett, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LECTURE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lecture is used in the context of the following news items.

RGV Diabetes Association to offer lecture - The Monitor: Vida

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Annual Pearson lecture to be held today - Winston-Salem Journal …

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Lecture scheduled at Washita Battlefield Site

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