lecture

verb

/ˈlek.tʃər/

/-tʃɚ/

Definition

C2 [I] to give a formal talk to a group of people, often at a university: For ten years she lectured in law. She travelled widely in North America, lecturing on women's rights.Lecturing and addressing › [T] to talk angrily or seriously to someone in order to criticize their behaviour: His parents used to lecture him on his table manners.Chastising and rebukingTalking angrily

(Definition of lecture verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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