course

Noun

1. A sequence of events.
2. A sequence of events.
3. A sequence of events.
4. A sequence of events.
5. A sequence of events.
6. A sequence of events.
7. (Ireland, Philippines, UK) A sequence of events.
8. (especially) A sequence of events.
9. A sequence of events.
10. A sequence of events.
11. A path that something or someone moves along.
12. A path that something or someone moves along.
13. A path that something or someone moves along.
14. A path that something or someone moves along.
15. A path that something or someone moves along.
16. A path that something or someone moves along.
17. A path that something or someone moves along.
18. A path that something or someone moves along.
19. (India, historical) A path that something or someone moves along.
20. The lowest square sail in a fully rigged mast, often named according to the mast.
21. (euphemistic, in-plural, obsolete) Menses.
22. A row or file of objects.
23. A row or file of objects.
24. A row or file of objects.
25. One or more strings on some musical instruments (such as the guitar, lute or vihuela): if multiple, then closely spaced, tuned in unison or octaves and intended to be played together.

Verb

1. To run or flow (especially of liquids and more particularly blood).
2. (transitive) To run through or over.
3. (transitive) To pursue by tracking or estimating the course taken by one's prey; to follow or chase after.
4. (transitive) To cause to chase after or pursue game.

Adv

Ellipsis of of course.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɔːs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: cours

In summary

From Middle English cours, from Old French cours, from Latin cursus (“course of a race”), from currō (“run”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run”). Doublet of cursus and cour.

Synonyms

path

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route

way

direction

track

road

🛣️

method

flow

passage

run

class

procedure

curriculum

line

channel

pathway

process

trajectory

current

dish

policy

trend

motion

manner

order

course of study

trail

stream

itinerary

circuit

means

rough

feed

orbit

momentum

naturally

mean

street

highway

sequence

series

subject

roadway

row

field

chase

conduct

of course

movement

branch

Translations

curso

cours

corso

Kurs

curso

kurs

curs

cursus

Lauf

portata

route

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camino

plat

Weg

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rotta

Sentences

Of course we do .

Of course I am !

After character creation the game runs its course .

Several towns broke off and incorporated separately over the course of time .

The organ of this cathedral is made of ebony , except the pipes of course .

In the course of his career , Erb earned considerable recognition .