Synonyms: blame, rebuke, reproach, reprove, scold, reprimand, upbraid, tell off, berate, reprehend, rail against
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈlɛktʃə*/ |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑤𐑧𐑒𐑗𐑼 |
| Deseret alphabet | 𐑊𐐯𐐿𐐽𐐯𐑉 |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) lecture | (I) lectured |
| (thou) lecturest | (thou) lecturedst |
| (he) lectures, lectureth | (he) lectured |
| (we) lecture | (we) lectured |
| (you) lecture | (you) lectured |
| (they) lecture | (they) lectured |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) lecture | (I) lectured |
| (thou) lecture | (thou) lectured |
| (he) lecture | (he) lectured |
| (we) lecture | (we) lectured |
| (you) lecture | (you) lectured |
| (they) lecture | (they) lectured |
| Imperative mood | |
| lecture | |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| lecturing | lectured |
| Catalan | renyar; reposar |
|---|---|
| Danish | bebrejde |
| Dutch | de les lezen |
| Esperanto | riproĉi |
| Finnish | moittia |
| French | gronder; reprendre; reprocher; réprimander; sermonner |
| German | schelten; vorwerfen; Vorwürfe machen |
| Icelandic | átelja |
| Italian | riprendere |
| Norwegian | bebreide |
| Papiamento | reprochá |
| Portuguese | censurar; incriminar; repreender |
| Saterland Frisian | rachje; foarsmiete; skeelde |
| Spanish | censurar; regañar; reprobar; reprochar; vituperar |
| Swedish | förebrå; förevita |
| Thai | กล่าวโทษ |
| Turkish | azarlamak |
| West Frisian | ferwite |