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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. kursus دَوره، حَلقَة دِراسيّـه курс kurs, kůra kursus; række der Kurs σειρά μαθημάτων curso kursus, ravikuur دوره آموزشی kurssi cours, série de קוּרְס दवा, लेक्चर इत्यादि की श्रृंखला kura kurzus, tanfolyam, sorozat serangkaian námskeið; meðferð corso; serie 連続 연속; (학습) 과정 kursas kurss; cikls kursus reeks, kuur kurs; kur kurs, seria curso cursă; cură курс kurz, kúra tečaj; zdravljenje kurs kurs, []kur ชุดหนึ่ง ders, kurs 課程，療程 курс دَور، نصاب quá 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? gang جُزء مِن وَجبَه، لَون مِن طَعّام блюдо chod ret der Gang πιάτο, μέρος γεύματος plato käik وعده غذایی ruokalaji plat מָנָה खाने का एक हिस्सा dio obroka fogás (étel) hidangan réttur piatto, portata 食事の一品 (요리의) 코스 patiekalas ēdiens hidangan gang rett danie prato fel (de mâncare) блюдо chod jed jelo rätt อาหารจานหนึ่ง başlangıç, (ana) yemek 一道菜 страва دور طعام، كهان‍ے كا دور một 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. baan طَـريق، مَـسار игрище hřiště bane feste Bahn πίστα, στίβος campo, pista rada, väljak زمین مسابقه kenttä terrain מַסְלוּל मैदान igralište, teren (verseny)pálya lapangan völlur campo, pista 競技コース (경기의) 코스 trasa, aikštė, kortas trase; korts padang baan bane boisko, tor pista teren дорожка; площадка ihrisko dirkališče; igrišče teren bana สนามสำหรับเล่นกีฬา เช่น สนามกอล์ฟ parkur, yarış pisti, oyun alanı 比賽場 трек; майданчик گهوڑ دوڑ یا گولف كا ميدان sân chơi 比赛场

4 the path or direction in which something moves the course of the Nile. rigting مَجْـرى ход cesta, směr retning; løb der Weg ροή, πέρασμα curso kulg, jooks مسیر؛ راستا kulku, juoksu cours מַסְלוּל मार्ग tijek, smjer (út)irány jalur rás, farvegur corso 方向 진로 kryptis, maršrutas, kursas, vaga virziens laluan loop bane, kurs, rute bieg curso curs (de apă) течение kurz tok tok kurs, lopp เส้นทาง yol, rota, yön 行進方向 напрям; течія راست‍ہ، گزرگاہ chiều hướng 行进方向

5 the progress or development of events Things will run their normal course despite the strike. gang سَـيْـر الأحداث развитие (prů)běh forløb der Lauf πορεία curso rada, käik روند؛ جریان طبیعی kulku cours מַהֲלָך घटनाक्रम tijek folyamat perkembangan gangur corso 成り行き (사건의) 경과; 추이 kelias, linkmė, raida gaita; norise gang løp, gang tryb curso curs курс priebeh, chod potek tok gång, förlopp ลำดับของเหตุการณ์ gidiş 進程 хід; курс رفتار حالات tiến trình 进程

6 a way (of action) What's the best course of action in the circumstances? handelswyse طَـريـقَـه линия на поведение postup fremgangsmåde; vejen frem die Handlungsweise τρόπος ενέργειας camino, modo de proceder teguviis نحوه؛ طرز menettelytapa ligne de conduite דֶרֶך कार्रवाई का तरीका tijek zbivanja teendő cara leið condotta 進路 (행동의) 방침 būdas rīcības veids tindakan manier vei, kurs, forløp sposób postępowania direcção mod (de a ac­ţiona) линия поведения priebeh postopek tok []sätt, []sätt แนวทางปฏิบัติ hareket tarzı, eylem biçimi 行動方法 порядок; поведінка راست‍ہ đường 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 van خِلال، أثْنـاء по време на během i løbet af im Laufe κατά τη διάρκεια durante, en el curso de jooksul در جریان jonkin aikana au cours de בְּמַהֲלָך के दौरान tijekom folyamán selama meðan á (e-u) stendur nel corso di ～中で ...중에 per (kaut kā) laikā; gaitā semasa in de loop van i løpet av, under w trakcie durante în timpul в процессе počas, v priebehu med tokom under ... lopp, under ... gång ในระหว่าง sırasında, esnasında 在...的過程中 протягом دوران trong 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. mettertyd في الوقْت المُناسِب، في حينِـه своевременно v pravý čas med tiden; efterhånden zur gegebenen Zeit εν καιρώ a su debido tiempo omal ajal به موقع خود aikanaan à la longue; en temps voulu בְּבוֹא הַזמָן वक्त आने पर u određeno vrijeme kellő időben pada saatnya þegar þar að kemur a tempo debito そのうちに 마침 좋은 때에, 순서에 따라 anksčiau ar vėliau, su laiku noteiktā laikā; pienācīgā kārtā lambat kaun te zijner tijd i rett tid, når tida er inne, i sin tid we właściwym czasie na devida altura la timpul potrivit в своё время keď nadíde čas, v príhodnú dobu v pravem času u datom roku i sinom tid เวลาที่เหมาะสม vakti gelince, uygun zamanda 及時地 в належний час اپن‍ے وقت پر đúng lúc 及时地

of course

naturally or obviously Of course, he didn't tell me any secrets; Of course I can swim. natuurlik طَبعا разбира се samozřejmě selvfølgelig natürlich φυσικά por supuesto, claro, naturalmente muidugi طبیعتاً tietenkin bien sûr כָּמוּבָן बेशक naravno persze, természetesen tentu saja auðvitað naturalmente もちろん 물론; 당연히 žinoma, aišku protams pastinya natuurlijk selvfølgelig, naturligvis oczywiście naturalmente bineînţeles конечно pravdaže, samozrejme seveda naravno naturligtvis อย่างเห็นชัด elbette, tabiî 當然 звичайно, авжеж يقيناً، بلا شب‍ہ dĩ 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 koers بعيدا عن المَسار الصَّحيح извън/на правилната посока (ne)správným směrem på gal kurs; på ret kurs auf richtigem Kurs εκτός πορείας, στη σωστή πορεία por el buen camino; por el mal camino kursist kõrvale kaldunud, õigel kursil در مسیر؛ خارج از مسیر poissa kurssista, oikeassa kurssissa hors du cap fixé; sur le bon cap לִסטוֹת सही दिशा में नही जाना, जाना sići s toka, pravca (nem) a helyes irányba(n) mencabang á réttri/rangri leið fuori rotta, in rotta 正しい方向に [] (nukrypęs) nuo kurso, besilaikantis nustatyto kurso nepareizā/pareizā virzienā; novirzīties no kursa; uzņemt pareizo kursu kembali ke landasan yang betul uit de koers, in de koers ute av kurs/bane; på rett vei poza kursem, na kursie fora da,na rota certa pe/în direcţia greşită/bună (не) по курсу nesprávnym / správnym smerom iz prave smeri; v pravi smeri držati kurs ur kurs/på rätt kurs ตามทิศทางที่ถูกต้อง rotadan çıkmış/rotasında 在/不在規定的軌道上 (не) за курсом راست‍ہ پر یا راست‍ہ س‍ے باهر chệch/đúng hướng 在（不在）规定的轨道上