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course
[ kawrs, kohrs ]
/ kɔrs, koʊrs /
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noun
verb (used with object), coursed, cours·ing.
verb (used without object), coursed, cours·ing.
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Idioms about course
- certainly; definitely: Of course I'll come to the party.
- in the usual or natural order of things: Extra services are charged for, of course.
in due course, in the proper or natural order of events; eventually: They will get their comeuppance in due course.
of course,
Origin of course
1250–1300; Middle English co(u)rs (noun) <Anglo-French co(u)rs(e), Old French cours <Latin cursus “a running, course,” equivalent to cur(rere) “to run” + -sus, variant of -tus suffix of verb action
OTHER WORDS FROM course
mul·ti·course, nounun·der·course, verb, un·der·coursed, un·der·cours·ing, nounWords nearby course
courier, courlan, Courland, Cournand, Courrèges, course, course protractor, courser, courses, courseware, coursework
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British Dictionary definitions for course
course
/ (kɔːs) /
noun
verb
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Word Origin for course
C13: from Old French cours, from Latin cursus a running, from currere to run
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