lecture
noun
a speech read or delivered before an audience or class, especially for instruction or to set forth some subject.
have lectured
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present perfectof lecture.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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If you have lectured, punished or shamed her, I would stop.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2023
Would he have lectured everyone celebrating a woman’s right to vote?
From Washington Times ● Jul. 4, 2022
Agents have lectured at seminars, briefed administrators in campus meetings and distributed pamphlets with cautionary tales of trade secret theft.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2019
Hermann and his colleagues have lectured about their experiences weathering these attacks, and have developed a campaign to encourage doctors not to shy away from the internet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2019
Magic nights of piercing beauty, You have lectured us on duty.
From The Crow's Nest by Clarence Day
