🎓lecture

noun
/ˈlektʃər/

Meaning

a talk given to a group of people to teach them about a subject
an educational talk to an audience, especially to students in a university or college

Example Sentences

The professor gave a lecture on climate change.

The professor gave an interesting lecture on history.

Example Expressions

give a lecture

Synonyms

speech, talk, address, presentation, discourse
Entry 1
speech, talk, address, presentation, discourse
Entry 2
speech, talk, presentation, discourse

Antonyms

silence, quiet, conversation, discussion
Entry 1
silence, quiet, conversation
Entry 2
discussion, conversation

Collocations

give a lecture, attend a lecture, lecture hall, public lecture, attend lecture, give lecture
Entry 1
give a lecture, attend a lecture, lecture hall, public lecture
Entry 2
attend lecture, give lecture, lecture hall

More Example Sentences

Go to the classroom. The lecture has been started.

I missed yesterday's lecture — can I get the notes?

A student gets lost on her first day at university trying to find the lecture hall for her morning class

A student gets lost on her first day at university trying to find the lecture hall for her morning class because the campus is much bigger than she expected

A student gets lost on her first day at university trying to find the lecture hall for her morning class because the campus is much bigger than she expected and all the buildings look the same from the outside

A student gets lost on her first day at university trying to find the lecture hall for her morning class because the campus is much bigger than she expected and all the buildings look the same from the outside so she asks a senior student for directions

A student gets lost on her first day at university trying to find the lecture hall for her morning class because the campus is much bigger than she expected and all the buildings look the same from the outside so she asks a senior student for directions who kindly walks with her to the correct building

A student gets lost on her first day at university trying to find the lecture hall for her morning class because the campus is much bigger than she expected and all the buildings look the same from the outside so she asks a senior student for directions who kindly walks with her to the correct building and shows her how to read the campus map on her phone

A student gets lost on her first day at university trying to find the lecture hall for her morning class because the campus is much bigger than she expected and all the buildings look the same from the outside so she asks a senior student for directions who kindly walks with her to the correct building and shows her how to read the campus map on her phone and by the end of the week she can navigate the entire campus easily

A student gets lost on her first day at university trying to find the lecture hall for her morning class because the campus is much bigger than she expected and all the buildings look the same from the outside so she asks a senior student for directions who kindly walks with her to the correct building and shows her how to read the campus map on her phone and by the end of the week she can navigate the entire campus easily feeling grateful for the small act of kindness that made her first day easier.

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