You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for August 28.

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Today’s word is lecture, spelled l-e-c-t-u-r-e.

lecture /ˈlektʃə $ -ər/ ●●○ verb

[transitive] to talk angrily or seriously to someone in order to criticize or warn them, in a way that they think is unfair or unnecessary

I wish you’d stop lecturing me!

He began to lecture us about making too much noise.

His parents used to lecture him on his table manners.

They lectured their children about the importance of honesty.

I lectured her about doing better in school.

Investigators shouldn’t lecture but instead ask questions, listen to answers, follow the evidence and present findings.

— WSJ, 6 Aug. 2021

Meyer delivers the message carefully, so as not to lecture.

— Mary Lynn Smith, Star Tribune, 10 July 2021

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