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course.

A sequence of events.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɔːs/Received-Pronunciation/kɔɹs/General-American/koːɹs//koəs/
  1. A sequence of events.

    The normal course of events seems to be just one damned thing after another.
  2. A sequence of events. A normal or customary sequence.

  3. A sequence of events. A programme, a chosen manner of proceeding.

    Doubts arose about the expediency of such a course in the present crisis.
  4. A sequence of events. Any ordered process or sequence of steps.

  5. A sequence of events. A learning programme

  6. A sequence of events. A learning programme a series of lectures or lessons in a particular subject

    I need to take a French course.
  7. A sequence of events. A learning programme an educational programme at a college or university leading to an academic degree or vocational qualification.

    Ireland · Philippines · UK
    What's your course in university? —Business studies. And you?
  8. A sequence of events. A treatment plan.

    especially
  9. A sequence of events. A stage of a meal.

    We offer seafood as the first course.
  10. A sequence of events. The succession of one to another in office or duty; order; turn.

  11. A path that something or someone moves along.

    His illness ran its course.
  12. A path that something or someone moves along. The itinerary of a race.

    The cross-country course passes the canal.
  13. A path that something or someone moves along. A racecourse.

  14. A path that something or someone moves along. The path taken by a flow of water; a watercourse.

  15. A path that something or someone moves along. The trajectory of a ball, frisbee etc.

  16. A path that something or someone moves along. A golf course.

  17. A path that something or someone moves along. The direction of movement of a vessel at any given moment.

    The ship changed its course 15 degrees towards south.
  18. A path that something or someone moves along. The intended passage of voyage, such as a boat, ship, airplane, spaceship, etc.

    A course was plotted to traverse the ocean.
  19. A path that something or someone moves along. The drive usually frequented by Europeans at an Indian station.

    India · historical
  20. The lowest square sail in a fully rigged mast, often named according to the mast.

    Main course and mainsail are the same thing in a sailing ship.
  21. Menses.

    euphemistic · in-plural · obsolete
  22. A row or file of objects. A row of bricks or blocks.

    On a building that size, two crews could only lay two courses in a day.
  23. A row or file of objects. A row of material that forms the roofing, waterproofing or flashing system.

  24. A row or file of objects. In weft knitting, a single row of loops connecting the loops of the preceding and following rows.

  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.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-éti Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥séti Proto-Italic *korzō Latin currō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -sus Latin cursus Old French coursbor. Middle English cours English course 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.

verb/kɔːs/Received-Pronunciation/kɔɹs/General-American/koːɹs//koəs/
  1. To run or flow (especially of liquids and more particularly blood).

    The oil coursed through the engine.
    Blood pumped around the human body courses throughout all its veins and arteries.
  2. To run through or over.

    transitive
  3. To pursue by tracking or estimating the course taken by one's prey; to follow or chase after.

    transitive
  4. To cause to chase after or pursue game.

    transitive
    to course greyhounds after deer
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-éti Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥séti Proto-Italic *korzō Latin currō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -sus Latin cursus Old French coursbor. Middle English cours English course 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.

adv/kɔːs/Received-Pronunciation/kɔɹs/General-American/koːɹs//koəs/
  1. Ellipsis of of course.

    abbreviation · alt-of · colloquial · ellipsis · not-comparable
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