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course  (kôrs, krs)

n.

1.

a. Onward movement in a particular direction; progress: the course of events.

b. Movement in time; duration: in the course of a year.

2. The direction of continuing movement: took a northern course.

3. The route or path taken by something, such as a stream, that moves. See Synonyms at way.

4. Sports

a. A designated area of land or water on which a race is held: the course of a marathon.

b. A golf course.

5. A mode of action or behavior: followed the best course and invested her money.

6. A typical or natural manner of proceeding or developing; customary passage: a fad that ran its course.

7. A systematic or orderly succession; a sequence: a course of medical treatments.

8. A continuous layer of building material, such as brick or tile, on a wall or roof of a building.

9.

a. A complete body of prescribed studies constituting a curriculum: a four-year course in engineering.

b. A unit of such a curriculum: took an introductory course in chemistry; passed her calculus course.

10. A part of a meal served as a unit at one time: The first course was a delicious soup.

11. Nautical The lowest sail on a mast of a square-rigged ship.

12. A point on the compass, especially the one toward which a vehicle, such as a ship, is moving.

v. coursed, cours·ing, cours·es

v.tr.

1. To move swiftly through or over; traverse: ships coursing the seas.

2.

a. To hunt (game) with hounds.

b. To set (hounds) to chase game.

v.intr.

1. To proceed or move swiftly along a specified course: "Big tears now coursed down her face" Iris Murdoch.

2. To hunt game with hounds.

Idioms:

in due course

At the proper or right time.

of course

1. In the natural or expected order of things; naturally.

2. Without any doubt; certainly.

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[Middle English, from Old French cours, from Latin cursus, from past participle of currere, to run; see kers- in Indo-European roots.]

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course

Noun

1. a complete series of lessons or lectures: a training course

2. a sequence of medical treatment prescribed for a period of time: a course of antibiotics

3. an onward movement in time or space: during the course of his career he worked with many leading actors

4. a route or direction taken: the ships were blown off course by a gale

5. the path or channel along which a river moves

6. an area on which a sport is played or a race is held: a golf course

7. any of the successive parts of a meal

8. a continuous, usually horizontal layer of building material, such as bricks or tiles, at one level in a building

9. a mode of conduct or action: the safest course of action was to do nothing

10. the natural development of a sequence of events: allow the fever to run its course

11. a period of time: over the course of the last two years

12. as a matter of course as a natural or normal consequence or event

13. in the course of in the process of

14. in due course at the natural or appropriate time

15. of course

a. (adv) as expected; naturally

b. (interj) certainly; definitely

Verb

[coursing, coursed]

1. (of a liquid) to run swiftly

2. to hunt with hounds that follow the quarry by sight and not scent [Latin cursus a running]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	course - education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes" course of instruction, course of study, class didactics, education, educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teaching - the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded" coursework - work assigned to and done by a student during a course of study; usually it is evaluated as part of the student's grade in the course adult education - a course (via lectures or correspondence) for adults who are not otherwise engaged in formal study art class - a class in which you learn to draw or paint childbirth-preparation class - a course that teaches pregnant women to use breathing and concentration and exercise techniques to use during labor lesson - a unit of instruction; "he took driving lessons" correspondence course - a course offered (by mail) by a correspondence school course of lectures - a series of lectures dealing with a subject directed study - a course of study that is supervised and controlled by a specialist in the subject; "he registered for directed study"; "he got credit for directed study"; "he did directed study" elective, elective course - a course that the student can select from among alternatives extension course - a course offered as part of an extension service home study - a course of study carried out at home rather than in a classroom industrial arts - a course in the methods of using tools and machinery as taught in secondary schools and technical schools orientation course, orientation - a course introducing a new situation or environment propaedeutic, propaedeutics - a course that provides an introduction to an art or science (or to more advanced study generally) refresher course, refresher - a course that reviews and updates a topic for those who have not kept abreast of developments required course - a course that all students are required to take seminar - a course offered for a small group of advanced students shop class, shop - a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity); "I built a birdhouse in shop" workshop - a brief intensive course for a small group; emphasizes problem solving lecturing, lecture - teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class) class period, course session, recitation - a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study
	2.	course - a connected series of events or actions or developments; "the government took a firm course"; "historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available" line series - similar things placed in order or happening one after another; "they were investigating a series of bank robberies" stream, current, flow - dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas; "two streams of development run through American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of thought"; "the current of history"
	3.	course - general line of orientation; "the river takes a southern course"; "the northeastern trend of the coast" trend direction, way - a line leading to a place or point; "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home"
	4.	course - a mode of action; "if you persist in that course you will surely fail"; "once a nation is embarked on a course of action it becomes extremely difficult for any retraction to take place" course of action action - something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions" blind alley - (figurative) a course of action that is unproductive and offers no hope of improvement; "all the clues led the police into blind alleys"; "so far every road that we've been down has turned out to be a blind alley" collision course - a course of action (following a given idea) that will lead to conflict if it continues unabated path, way of life, way - a course of conduct; "the path of virtue"; "we went our separate ways"; "our paths in life led us apart"; "genius usually follows a revolutionary path"
	5.	course - a line or route along which something travels or moves; "the hurricane demolished houses in its path"; "the track of an animal"; "the course of the river" track, path line - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent collision course - a course of a moving object that will lead to a collision if it continues unchanged inside track - the inner side of a curved racecourse round - the course along which communications spread; "the story is going the rounds in Washington" steps - the course along which a person has walked or is walking in; "I followed in his steps"; "he retraced his steps"; "his steps turned toward home" swath, belt - a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing) trail - a track or mark left by something that has passed; "there as a trail of blood"; "a tear left its trail on her cheek"
	6.	course - a body of students who are taught together; "early morning classes are always sleepy" grade, class, form assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place master class - a class (especially in music) given to talented students by an expert discussion section, section - a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately; "a graduate student taught sections for the professor's lecture course"
	7.	course - part of a meal served at one time; "she prepared a three course meal" aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, victuals, nutrition - a source of materials to nourish the body meal, repast - the food served and eaten at one time entree, main course - the principal dish of a meal appetiser, appetizer, starter - food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course) afters, dessert, sweet - a dish served as the last course of a meal
	8.	course - (construction) a layer of masonry; "a course of bricks" row damp course, damp-proof course - a course of some impermeable material laid in the foundation walls of building near the ground to prevent dampness from rising into the building layer, bed - single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance; "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach" row of bricks - a course of bricks place next to each other (usually in a straight line) wall - an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures"
	9.	course - facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport; "the course had only nine holes"; "the course was less than a mile" facility, installation - a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility" golf course, links course - course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf racecourse, racetrack, raceway, track - a course over which races are run
Verb	1.	course - move swiftly through or over; "ships coursing the Atlantic" cross, cut across, cut through, get over, traverse, pass over, get across, track, cover - travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"
	2.	course - move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" flow, run, feed flush - flow freely; "The garbage flushed down the river" jet, gush - issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth; "Water jetted forth"; "flames were jetting out of the building" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" tide, surge - rise or move forward; "surging waves" circulate - move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point; "Blood circulates in my veins"; "The air here does not circulate" eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl - flow in a circular current, of liquids waste, run off - run off as waste; "The water wastes back into the ocean" run down - move downward; "The water ran down" pour - flow in a spurt; "Water poured all over the floor" spill, run out - flow, run or fall out and become lost; "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table" well out, stream - flow freely and abundantly; "Tears streamed down her face" dribble, trickle, filter - run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream; "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in" drain, run out - flow off gradually; "The rain water drains into this big vat" ooze, seep - pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings gutter - flow in small streams; "Tears guttered down her face"
	3.	course - hunt with hounds; "He often courses hares" game - a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game" hunt, hunt down, track down, run - pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"
Adv.	1.	course - as might be expected; "naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill" naturally, of course

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course

noun 1. route, way, line, road, track, channel, direction, path, passage, trail, orbit, tack, trajectory

noun 2. procedure, plan, policy, programme, method, conduct, behaviour, manner, mode, regimen

noun 3. progression, order, unfolding, development, movement, advance, progress, flow, sequence, succession, continuity, advancement, furtherance, march

noun 4. classes, course of study, programme, schedule, lectures, curriculum, studies

noun 5. racecourse, race, circuit, cinder track, lap

noun 6. period, time, duration, term, passing, sweep, passage, lapse

verb 7. run, flow, stream, gush, race, speed, surge, dash, tumble, scud, move apace

verb 8. hunt, follow, chase, pursue in due course in time, finally, eventually, in the end, sooner or later, in the course of time >> of course naturally, certainly, obviously, definitely, undoubtedly, needless to say, without a doubt, indubitably

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The intended direction of movement in the horizontal plane.

Translations

course [kɔːs] n (= direction) → dirección f [of river], (SCOL) → curso; [of ship] → rumbo;

(fig) → proceder m;

(GOLF) → campo (= part of meal); plato;

of course adv → desde luego, naturalmente;

of course! → ¡claro!, ¡cómo no! (LAM);

(no) of course not! → ¡claro que no!, ¡por supuesto que no!;

in due course → a su debido tiempo;

in the course of the next few days → durante los próximos días;

we have no other course but to ... → no tenemos más remedio que ...;

there are 2 courses open to us → se nos ofrecen dos posibilidades;

the best course would be to ... → lo mejor sería ...;

course of treatment (MED) → tratamiento

course [kɔːs] n → cours m [of ship]; route f;

(for golf) → terrain m (= part of meal); plat m;

first course → entrée f;

of course adv → bien sûr;

(no,) of course not! → bien sûr que non!, évidemment que non!;

in the course of → au cours de;

in the course of the next few days → au cours des prochains jours;

in due course → en temps utile or voulu;

course (of action) → parti m, ligne f de conduite;

the best course would be to ... → le mieux serait de ...;

we have no other course but to ... → nous n'avons pas d'autre solution que de ...;

course of lectures → série f de conférences;

course of treatment (Med) → traitement m

course [kɔːs] n (Scol) → Kurs(us) m;

(of ship) → Kurs m;

(of life, events, time etc, of river) → Lauf m;

(of argument) → Richtung f;

(part of meal) → Gang m;

(for golf) → Platz m;

of course → natürlich;

of course! → (aber) natürlich!, (aber) selbstverständlich!;

(no) of course not! → natürlich nicht!;

in the course of the next few days → während or im Laufe der nächsten paar Tage;

in due course → zu gegebener Zeit;

course (of action) → Vorgehensweise f;

the best course would be to ... → das Beste wäre es, zu ...;

we have no other course but to ... → es bleibt uns nichts anderes übrig, als zu ...;

course of lectures → Vorlesungsreihe f;

course of treatment (Med) → Behandlung f;

first/last course → erster/letzter Gang, Vor-/Nachspeise f

course [kɔːs] n → corso; [of ship] → rotta;

(for golf) → campo (= part of meal); piatto;

first course → primo piatto;

of course adv → senz'altro, naturalmente;

(no) of course not! → certo che no!, no di certo!;

in the course of the next few days → nel corso dei prossimi giorni;

in due course → a tempo debito;

course (of action) → modo d'agire;

the best course would be to ... → la cosa migliore sarebbe ...;

we have no other course but to ... → non possiamo far altro che ...;

course of lectures → corso di lezioni;

a course of treatment (MED) → una cura

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course

n course [koːs]

1 a series (of lectures, medicines etc) I'm taking a course (of lectures) in sociology; He's having a course of treatment for his leg.kursusدَوره، حَلقَة دِراسيّـهкурсkurs, kůrakursus; rækkeder Kursσειρά μαθημάτωνcursokursus, ravikuurدوره آموزشیkurssicours, série deקוּרְסदवा, लेक्चर इत्यादि की श्रृंखलाkurakurzus, tanfolyam, sorozatserangkaiannámskeið; meðferðcorso; serie連続연속; (학습) 과정kursaskurss; ciklskursusreeks, kuurkurs; kurkurs, seriacursocursă; curăкурсkurz, kúratečaj; zdravljenjekurskurs, []kurชุดหนึ่งders, kurs課程，療程курсدَور، نصابquá trình课程，疗程

2 a division or part of a meal Now we've had the soup, what's (for) the next course?gangجُزء مِن وَجبَه، لَون مِن طَعّامблюдоchodretder Gangπιάτο, μέρος γεύματοςplatokäikوعده غذاییruokalajiplatמָנָהखाने का एक हिस्साdio obrokafogás (étel)hidanganrétturpiatto, portata食事の一品(요리의) 코스patiekalasēdienshidangangangrettdaniepratofel (de mâncare)блюдоchodjedjelorättอาหารจานหนึ่งbaşlangıç, (ana) yemek一道菜страваدور طعام، كهان‍ے كا دورmột món trong bữa ăn一道菜

3 the ground over which a race is run or a game (especially golf) is played a racecourse; a golf-course.baanطَـريق، مَـسارигрищеhřištěbanefeste Bahnπίστα, στίβοςcampo, pistarada, väljakزمین مسابقهkenttäterrainמַסְלוּלमैदानigralište, teren(verseny)pályalapanganvöllurcampo, pista競技コース(경기의) 코스trasa, aikštė, kortastrase; kortspadangbaanbaneboisko, torpistaterenдорожка; площадкаihriskodirkališče; igriščeterenbanaสนามสำหรับเล่นกีฬา เช่น สนามกอล์ฟparkur, yarış pisti, oyun alanı比賽場трек; майданчикگهوڑ دوڑ یا گولف كا ميدانsân chơi比赛场

4 the path or direction in which something moves the course of the Nile.rigtingمَجْـرىходcesta, směrretning; løbder Wegροή, πέρασμαcursokulg, jooksمسیر؛ راستاkulku, juoksucoursמַסְלוּלमार्गtijek, smjer(út)irányjalurrás, farvegurcorso方向진로kryptis, maršrutas, kursas, vagavirzienslaluanloopbane, kurs, rutebiegcursocurs (de apă)течениеkurztoktokkurs, loppเส้นทางyol, rota, yön行進方向напрям; течіяراست‍ہ، گزرگاہchiều hướng行进方向

5 the progress or development of events Things will run their normal course despite the strike.gangسَـيْـر الأحداثразвитие(prů)běhforløbder Laufπορείαcursorada, käikروند؛ جریان طبیعیkulkucoursמַהֲלָךघटनाक्रमtijekfolyamatperkembangangangurcorso成り行き(사건의) 경과; 추이kelias, linkmė, raidagaita; norisegangløp, gangtrybcursocursкурсpriebeh, chodpotektokgång, förloppลำดับของเหตุการณ์gidiş進程хід; курсرفتار حالاتtiến trình进程

6 a way (of action) What's the best course of action in the circumstances?handelswyseطَـريـقَـهлиния на поведениеpostupfremgangsmåde; vejen fremdie Handlungsweiseτρόπος ενέργειαςcamino, modo de procederteguviisنحوه؛ طرزmenettelytapaligne de conduiteדֶרֶךकार्रवाई का तरीकाtijek zbivanjateendőcaraleiðcondotta進路(행동의) 방침būdasrīcības veidstindakanmaniervei, kurs, forløpsposób postępowaniadirecçãomod (de a ac­ţiona)линия поведенияpriebehpostopektok[]sätt, []sättแนวทางปฏิบัติhareket tarzı, eylem biçimi行動方法порядок; поведінкаراست‍ہđường lối hành động行动方法

in the course of

during In the course of our talk, he told me about the accident.in die loop vanخِلال، أثْنـاءпо време наběhemi løbet afim Laufeκατά τη διάρκειαdurante, en el curso dejooksulدر جریانjonkin aikanaau cours deבְּמַהֲלָךके दौरानtijekomfolyamánselamameðan á (e-u) stendurnel corso di～中で...중에per(kaut kā) laikā; gaitāsemasain de loop vani løpet av, underw trakcieduranteîn timpulв процессеpočas, v priebehumedtokomunder ... lopp, under ... gångในระหว่างsırasında, esnasında在...的過程中протягомدورانtrong lúc在...的过程中

in due course

at the appropriate or normal time In due course, this seed will grow into a tree.mettertydفي الوقْت المُناسِب، في حينِـهсвоевременноv pravý časmed tiden; efterhåndenzur gegebenen Zeitεν καιρώa su debido tiempoomal ajalبه موقع خودaikanaanà la longue; en temps vouluבְּבוֹא הַזמָןवक्त आने परu određeno vrijemekellő időbenpada saatnyaþegar þar að kemura tempo debitoそのうちに마침 좋은 때에, 순서에 따라anksčiau ar vėliau, su laikunoteiktā laikā; pienācīgā kārtālambat kaunte zijner tijdi rett tid, når tida er inne, i sin tidwe właściwym czasiena devida alturala timpul potrivitв своё времяkeď nadíde čas, v príhodnú dobuv pravem časuu datom rokui sinom tidเวลาที่เหมาะสมvakti gelince, uygun zamanda及時地в належний часاپن‍ے وقت پرđúng lúc及时地

of course

naturally or obviously Of course, he didn't tell me any secrets; Of course I can swim.natuurlikطَبعاразбира сеsamozřejměselvfølgelignatürlichφυσικάpor supuesto, claro, naturalmentemuidugiطبیعتاًtietenkinbien sûrכָּמוּבָןबेशकnaravnopersze, természetesententu sajaauðvitaðnaturalmenteもちろん물론; 당연히žinoma, aiškuprotamspastinyanatuurlijkselvfølgelig, naturligvisoczywiścienaturalmentebineînţelesконечноpravdaže, samozrejmesevedanaravnonaturligtvisอย่างเห็นชัดelbette, tabiî當然звичайно, авжежيقيناً، بلا شب‍ہdĩ nhiên当然

off, *on course

(not) heading in the right direction to drift off course; We're back on course.van koers af; op koersبعيدا عن المَسار الصَّحيحизвън/на правилната посока(ne)správným směrempå gal kurs; på ret kursauf richtigem Kursεκτός πορείας, στη σωστή πορείαpor el buen camino; por el mal caminokursist kõrvale kaldunud, õigel kursilدر مسیر؛ خارج از مسیرpoissa kurssista, oikeassa kurssissahors du cap fixé; sur le bon capלִסטוֹתसही दिशा में नही जाना, जानाsići s toka, pravca(nem) a helyes irányba(n)mencabangá réttri/rangri leiðfuori rotta, in rotta正しい方向に [](nukrypęs) nuo kurso, besilaikantis nustatyto kursonepareizā/pareizā virzienā; novirzīties no kursa; uzņemt pareizo kursukembali ke landasan yang betuluit de koers, in de koersute av kurs/bane; på rett veipoza kursem, na kursiefora da,na rota certape/în direcţia greşită/bună(не) по курсуnesprávnym / správnym smeromiz prave smeri; v pravi smeridržati kursur kurs/på rätt kursตามทิศทางที่ถูกต้องrotadan çıkmış/rotasında在/不在規定的軌道上(не) за курсомراست‍ہ پر یا راست‍ہ س‍ے باهرchệch/đúng hướng在（不在）规定的轨道上