- lecture
- noun1 talk given to a group of peopleADJECTIVE▪ fascinating, interesting▪ boring▪ formal▪ illustrated▪ impromptu▪ guest▪
A two-day event of guest lectures, seminars and workshops.
▪ public▪ annual▪ inaugural, introductory▪Professor Pearson gave the inaugural lecture.
▪ keynote, plenary▪ memorial▪ class, classroom (both AmE)… OF LECTURES▪ course, programme/program, seriesVERB + LECTURE▪ deliver, give, present▪ hold▪The society is putting on a series of lectures on the subject next term.
▪ attend, go to, hear, listen to▪ miss, skip▪ prepare, write▪ have▪I have a lecture at nine tomorrow.
LECTURE + NOUN▪ course, programme/program, series▪ hall, room, theatre/theater▪ notes▪ format (esp. AmE)▪ tour▪ circuit▪a familiar figure on the international lecture circuit
PREPOSITION▪ at a/the lecture▪She wasn't at the lecture.
▪ during a/the lecture▪The fire alarm went during his lecture.
▪ in a/the lecture▪She referred to Professor Jones's work in her lecture on Shakespeare's imagery.
▪ lecture by▪a lecture by Professor Snow
▪ lecture about, lecture on▪ lecture to▪a lecture to the Darwin Society
PHRASES▪ a lecture entitled sth, a lecture titled sth (AmE)▪a lecture entitled ‘How to Prevent Food Poisoning’
▪ a lecture on the subject of sth2 serious talk to sb about what they have done wrongADJECTIVE▪ little, long▪ sternVERB + LECTURE▪ give sb▪She gave me a stern lecture on ingratitude.
▪ get▪I got a lecture from Dad about coming home on time.
▪ need▪I don't need any lectures from you on responsibility.
PREPOSITION▪ lecture about, lecture on▪I don't take lectures from anyone on how to behave.
▪ lecture from
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
