lecture
noun
a speech read or delivered before an audience or class, especially for instruction or to set forth some subject.
lectures
-
pluralof lecture.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
-
present tense formof lecture (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
lecturenouna speech read or delivered before an audience or class, especially for instruction or to set forth some subject.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Ardern is taking up a post as Professor of Practice this month, the university said, offering guest lectures, masterclasses and mentoring.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
Mr. Rovelli explains that this book emerged from lectures and discussions held while he was visiting Princeton University’s philosophy department.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Neelam described how she was advised to exercise more and lose weight, but her symptoms soon began affecting her studies, causing her to miss lectures and re-sit exams.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Having been gobbled up like a meal worm, Jay dredges up flashbacks of his father’s lectures in whale anatomy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
To me, the lectures were gibberish, probably because for most of January, I thought Europe was a country, not a continent, so very little of what the professor said made sense.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
