lecture

Universal Words noun, verb noun ~ (to sb) (on / about sth) 1 a talk that is given to a group of people to teach them about a particular subject, often as part of a university or college course: to deliver / give a lecture to first-year students * to attend a series of lectures on Jane Austen * a lecture room / hall 2 a long angry talk that sb gives to one person or a group of people because they have done sth wrong: I know I should stop smoking-don't give me a lecture about it. verb 1 ~ (in / on sth) [V] to give a talk or a series of talks to a group of people on a subject, especially as a way of teaching in a university or college: She lectures in Russian literature. 2 [VN] ~ sb (about / on sth)