глагол 1) проповедовать; читать проповедь Например: He was preaching God's Word to a small crowd of worshippers. — Он проповедовал Слово Божье небольшой группе верующих. 2) поучать, читать наставления Например: I don't mind listening to advice that I've asked for, but I refuse to be preached at. — Я не прочь выслушать совет, которого я спрашивал, но слушать наставления не намерен. Например: to preach to the converted — ломиться в открытую дверь It's no use preaching to a hungry man. — Пустое брюхо к учению глухо.
verb Etymology: Middle English prechen, from Anglo-French precher, from Late Latin praedicare, from Latin, to proclaim, make known, from prae- pre- + dicare to proclaim — more at diction intransitive verb 1. to deliver a sermon 2. to urge acceptance or abandonment of an idea or course of action; specifically to exhort in an officious or tiresome manner transitive verb 1. to set forth in a sermon Example: preach the gospel 2. to advocate earnestly Example: preached revolution 3. to deliver (as a sermon) publicly 4. to bring, put, or affect by preaching Example: preached the…church out of debt — American Guide Series: Virginia • preacher noun • preachingly adverb