What part of speech is lecture?

Lecture can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. lecture is a verb, present, 1st person singular of lecture (infinitive).
  • 2. lecture is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. lecture is a noun, singular of lectures.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does lecture mean?

Definitions

Verb
lecture - deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"
lecture - censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

Noun
lecture - teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)
lecture - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to"
lecture - a speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications"
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Examples of lecture

#   Sentence  
1. noun A good lecture was my father's idea of discipline.
2. noun He attended a lecture on telecommunications.
3. noun I stayed for the remainder of the lecture.
4. noun The data suggest that the optimum length of a lecture may be 30 instead of 60 minutes.
5. noun I advise you to be careful in making notes for the lecture.
6. noun The professor gave a lecture on the Middle East.
7. noun The professor's boring lecture put me to sleep.
8. noun The students sat still, listening to the lecture.
9. noun Students often find it very difficult to understand a lecture in a foreign language.
10. noun The speaker swaggered into the lecture hall.
11. noun We listened to his lecture on the radio.
12. noun Uh-oh, here comes another lecture. How typical. This guy has something to say about everything.
13. noun Then he got dressed, stuffed his lecture notes into his briefcase, and ran down the stairs.
14. noun The anthropologist delivered a lecture on primitive cultures.
15. noun A few people came to the lecture.
16. verb Did you ever lecture at Harvard?
17. verb Don't lecture me.
18. verb You don't have to lecture me.
19. verb I will lecture on literature.
20. verb You're not to lecture me.
21. verb You're not to lecture me about what I should do and what I shouldn't do.
22. verb When you lecture, don't keep your eyes glued to your notes. Look up from time to time at your audience.
23. verb Henry told me why he can't lecture.
24. verb Don't lecture me, I can think for myself.
25. verb People who worship Joseph Stalin don't have any right to lecture others about human rights.
Sentence  
noun
A good lecture was my father's idea of discipline.
He attended a lecture on telecommunications.
I stayed for the remainder of the lecture.
The data suggest that the optimum length of a lecture may be 30 instead of 60 minutes.
I advise you to be careful in making notes for the lecture.
The professor gave a lecture on the Middle East.
The professor's boring lecture put me to sleep.
The students sat still, listening to the lecture.
Students often find it very difficult to understand a lecture in a foreign language.
The speaker swaggered into the lecture hall.
We listened to his lecture on the radio.
Uh-oh, here comes another lecture. How typical. This guy has something to say about everything.
Then he got dressed, stuffed his lecture notes into his briefcase, and ran down the stairs.
The anthropologist delivered a lecture on primitive cultures.
A few people came to the lecture.
verb
Did you ever lecture at Harvard?
Don't lecture me.
You don't have to lecture me.
I will lecture on literature.
You're not to lecture me.
You're not to lecture me about what I should do and what I shouldn't do.
When you lecture, don't keep your eyes glued to your notes. Look up from time to time at your audience.
Henry told me why he can't lecture.
Don't lecture me, I can think for myself.
People who worship Joseph Stalin don't have any right to lecture others about human rights.
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