"lecture" meaning in English

See lecture in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: lecture, lecture [singular], lectures [plural]
Etymology: lecture < λατινική lectura
  1. η διάλεξη, μια ομιλία σχετική με ένα επιστημονικό θέμα
    Sense id: el-lecture-en-noun-NeczXaNE
  2. η πανεπιστημιακή παράδοση
    Sense id: el-lecture-en-noun-ummEr3Ye
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb

Forms: lecture, lecture [present], lectures [third-person, singular, present], lectured [aorist], lectured [passive, participle], lecturing [active, participle]
Etymology: lecture < λατινική lectura
  1. κάνω διάλεξη Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: el-lecture-en-verb-ciaBZxLM
  2. επιπλήττω, μαλώνω, επικρίνω κάποιον ή του λέω πώς πιστεύω ότι πρέπει να συμπεριφέρεται, ειδικά όταν αυτό γίνεται με ενοχλητικό τρόπο Tags: transitive
    Sense id: el-lecture-en-verb-r1vFkYDo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Προέλευση λέξεων από τα λατινικά (αγγλικά)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "lecture < λατινική lectura",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lecture",
      "source": "header"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-noun-s",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lecture",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενικός"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lectures",
      "raw_tags": [
        "πληθυντικός"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I timed my lecture so that it doesn’t go over one hour.",
          "translation": "Χρονομέτρησα τη διάλεξή μου, για να μην ξεπεράσει τη μία ώρα."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "η διάλεξη, μια ομιλία σχετική με ένα επιστημονικό θέμα"
      ],
      "id": "el-lecture-en-noun-NeczXaNE"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "η πανεπιστημιακή παράδοση"
      ],
      "id": "el-lecture-en-noun-ummEr3Ye",
      "raw_tags": [
        "κατ’ επέκταση"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lecture"
}

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Προέλευση λέξεων από τα λατινικά (αγγλικά)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "lecture < λατινική lectura",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lecture",
      "source": "header"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-verb-'love'",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lecture",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεστώτας"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lectures",
      "raw_tags": [
        "γ΄ ενικό ενεστώτα"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lectured",
      "raw_tags": [
        "αόριστος"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "aorist"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lectured",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παθητική μετοχή"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lecturing",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεργητική μετοχή"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "κάνω διάλεξη"
      ],
      "id": "el-lecture-en-verb-ciaBZxLM",
      "raw_tags": [
        "αμετάβατο"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "His manager lectured him for coming in late.",
          "translation": "Τον επέπληξε ο διευθυντής του, γιατί άργησε να έρθει."
        },
        {
          "text": "Don’t lecture him for such little things.",
          "translation": "Μην τον μαλώνεις για τέτοια μικροπράγματα."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: → δείτε τη λέξη criticize"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "επιπλήττω, μαλώνω, επικρίνω κάποιον ή του λέω πώς πιστεύω ότι πρέπει να συμπεριφέρεται, ειδικά όταν αυτό γίνεται με ενοχλητικό τρόπο"
      ],
      "id": "el-lecture-en-verb-r1vFkYDo",
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταβατικό"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lecture"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Προέλευση λέξεων από τα λατινικά (αγγλικά)"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "lecture < λατινική lectura",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lecture",
      "source": "header"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-noun-s",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lecture",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενικός"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lectures",
      "raw_tags": [
        "πληθυντικός"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I timed my lecture so that it doesn’t go over one hour.",
          "translation": "Χρονομέτρησα τη διάλεξή μου, για να μην ξεπεράσει τη μία ώρα."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "η διάλεξη, μια ομιλία σχετική με ένα επιστημονικό θέμα"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "η πανεπιστημιακή παράδοση"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "κατ’ επέκταση"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lecture"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Προέλευση λέξεων από τα λατινικά (αγγλικά)"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "lecture < λατινική lectura",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lecture",
      "source": "header"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-verb-'love'",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lecture",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεστώτας"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lectures",
      "raw_tags": [
        "γ΄ ενικό ενεστώτα"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lectured",
      "raw_tags": [
        "αόριστος"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "aorist"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lectured",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παθητική μετοχή"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lecturing",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεργητική μετοχή"
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "κάνω διάλεξη"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "αμετάβατο"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "His manager lectured him for coming in late.",
          "translation": "Τον επέπληξε ο διευθυντής του, γιατί άργησε να έρθει."
        },
        {
          "text": "Don’t lecture him for such little things.",
          "translation": "Μην τον μαλώνεις για τέτοια μικροπράγματα."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: → δείτε τη λέξη criticize"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "επιπλήττω, μαλώνω, επικρίνω κάποιον ή του λέω πώς πιστεύω ότι πρέπει να συμπεριφέρεται, ειδικά όταν αυτό γίνεται με ενοχλητικό τρόπο"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταβατικό"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lecture"
}

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