English Dictionary
Definition of “course”
course (kɔːs
)
Definitions
noun
- a continuous progression from one point to the next in time or space; onward movement ⇒
the course of his life
- a route or direction followed ⇒
they kept on a southerly course
- the path or channel along which something moves ⇒
the course of a river
- ((in combination) ⇒
a watercourse
- an area or stretch of land or water on which a sport is played or a race is run ⇒
a golf course
- a period of time; duration ⇒
in the course of the next hour
- the usual order of and time required for a sequence of events; regular procedure ⇒
the illness ran its course
- a mode of conduct or action ⇒
if you follow that course, you will certainly fail
- a connected series of events, actions, etc
- a prescribed number of lessons, lectures, etc, in an educational curriculum
- the material covered in such a curriculum
- a prescribed regimen to be followed for a specific period of time ⇒
a course of treatment
- a part of a meal served at one time ⇒
the fish course
- a continuous, usually horizontal, layer of building material, such as a row of bricks, tiles, etc
- nautical any of the sails on the lowest yards of a square-rigged ship
- knitting the horizontal rows of stitches Compare wale1 (sense 2b)
- (in medieval Europe) a charge by knights in a tournament
- a hunt by hounds relying on sight rather than scent
- a match in which two greyhounds compete in chasing a hare
- the part or function assigned to an individual bell in a set of changes
- archaic a running race
- See as a matter of course
- See the course of nature
- See in course of
- See in due course
- See of course
- See run its course
verb
- (intr) to run, race, or flow, esp swiftly and without interruption
- to cause (hounds) to hunt by sight rather than scent or (of hounds) to hunt (a quarry) thus
- (tr) to run through or over; traverse
- (intr) to take a direction; proceed on a course
Word Origin
C13: from Old French cours, from Latin cursus a running, from currere to run
Synonyms
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=
route,
way,
line,
road,
track,
channel,
direction,
path,
passage,
trail,
orbit,
tack,
trajectory,
=
procedure,
plan,
policy,
programme,
method,
conduct,
behaviour,
manner,
mode,
regimen,
=
progression,
order,
unfolding,
development,
movement,
advance,
progress,
flow,
sequence,
succession,
continuity,
advancement,
furtherance,
march,
=
run,
flow,
stream,
gush,
race,
speed,
surge,
dash,
tumble,
scud,
move apace
Translations
- British English:
course
The course of a vehicle is the route along which it is travelling.The pilot changed course and flew north.kɔːs NOUN The pilot changed course and flew north.
- Spanish:
curso
nm
- French:
cours
nm
- German:
Kurs
nm
- Chinese: 航向 n
- Arabic: دَوْرَة تَعْلِيميَّة n
- Portuguese: curso nm
- Russian: курс nm
- Croatian: tečaj nm
- Czech: kurz nm
- Danish: kurs nutr
- Dutch: cursus nm
- Finnish: kurssi n
- Greek: σειρά μαθημάτων nf
- Italian: corso nm
- Japanese: コース n
- Korean: 과정 n
- Norwegian: kurs nnt
- Polish: kurs nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: curso nm
- European Spanish:
curso
nm
- Swedish: kurs nutr
- Thai: หลักสูตร n
- Turkish: kurs n
- Vietnamese: khóa học n
Usage examples
I recognised him almost immediately, of course : somehow I wasn't at all surprised to see him there outside Charlotte's flat.
Hugo Wilcken, THE EXECUTION (2002)Of course , the Kavanaghs were exempt during Wimbledon or Ascot.
Country Life (2004)I would want to talk to the various parties involved and of course to the Irish Government," he said.
Irish Times (2002)In many other ways, of course , her track record was impressive.
Glasgow Herald (2001)He was also, of course , promiscuous even by the standards of the freewheeling times in which he lived.
Jim Leavesley, George Biro, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)
