course (kôrs, k rs)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 course1. In the natural or expected order of things; naturally. 2. Without any doubt; certainly.
[Middle English, from Old French cours, from Latin cursus, from past participle of currere, to run; see kers- in Indo-European roots.] |
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]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | 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"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" 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" 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 propaedeutic, propaedeutics - a course that provides an introduction to an art or science (or to more advanced study generally) 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) | | 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"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"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"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"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 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"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"meal, repast - the food served and eaten at one time appetiser, appetizer, starter - food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course) | | 8. | course - (construction) a layer of masonry; "a course of bricks"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" | | Verb | 1. | course - move swiftly through or over; "ships coursing the Atlantic" | | 2. | course - move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"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" 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" |
course noun 1. route, way, line, road, track, channel, direction, path, passage, trail, orbit, tack, trajectory noun 3. progression, order, unfolding, development, movement, advance, progress, flow, sequence, succession, continuity, advancement, furtherance, march 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
The intended direction of movement in the horizontal plane.
 Translations course [kɔːs] n (= direction) → dirección f [ of river], ( SCOL) → curso; [ of ship] → rumbo; 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 [kɔːs] n → cours m [ of ship]; route f; in the course of → au cours de; in the course of the next few days → au cours des prochains jours; the best course would be to ... → le mieux serait de ...; course of lectures → série f de conférences;
 course [kɔːs] n ( Scol) → Kurs(us) m; ( of life, events, time etc, of river) → Lauf m; in the course of the next few days → während or im Laufe der nächsten paar Tage; in due course → zu gegebener Zeit; the best course would be to ... → das Beste wäre es, zu ...; course of lectures → Vorlesungsreihe f;
 course [kɔːs] n → corso; [ of ship] → rotta; in the course of the next few days → nel corso dei prossimi giorni; 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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