Englishfor English speakers
lecture
Noun
—
A lecture is a talk about a specific topic. Usually, it is a planned talk and it often lasts a long time.
My teacher is giving a lecture on human rights tonight at the university.
lecture
Verb
—
If you lecture someone, you teach them something.
—
If you lecture someone, you scold them.
before
Preposition
—
If mathx/math happens before mathy/math, mathx/math happens first and mathy/math happens second.
He worked in a gas station before he became famous.
Put out the fire before the house burns down.
I have not been there before.
She finished before me.
—
in front of something
She stood before him, looking into his eyes.
—
until
It took a few moments before I realized that she was joking.