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course

[kawrs, kohrs] noun, verb, coursed, cours⋅ing.
–noun
1. a direction or route taken or to be taken.
2. the path, route, or channel along which anything moves: the course of a stream.
3. advance or progression in a particular direction; forward or onward movement.
4. the continuous passage or progress through time or a succession of stages: in the course of a year; in the course of the battle.
5. the track, ground, water, etc., on which a race is run, sailed, etc.: One runner fell halfway around the course.
6. a particular manner of proceeding: a course of action.
7. a customary manner of procedure; regular or natural order of events: as a matter of course; the course of a disease.
8. a mode of conduct; behavior.
9. a systematized or prescribed series: a course of lectures; a course of medical treatments.
10. a program of instruction, as in a college or university: a course in economics.
11. a prescribed number of instruction periods or classes in a particular field of study.
12. a part of a meal served at one time: The main course was roast chicken with mashed potatoes and peas.
13. Navigation.
a. the line along the earth's surface upon or over which a vessel, an aircraft, etc., proceeds: described by its bearing with relation to true or magnetic north.
b. a point of the compass.
14. Nautical. the lowermost sail on a fully square-rigged mast: designated by a special name, as foresail or mainsail, or by the designation of the mast itself, as fore course or main course.
15. Building Trades. a continuous and usually horizontal range of bricks, shingles, etc., as in a wall or roof.
16. one of the pairs of strings on an instrument of the lute family, tuned in unison or in octaves to increase the volume.
17. the row of stitches going across from side to side in knitting and other needlework (opposed to wale ).
18. Often, courses. the menses.
19. a charge by knights in a tournament.
20. a pursuit of game with dogs by sight rather than by scent.
21. golf course.
22. a race.
–verb (used with object)
23. to run through or over.
24. to chase; pursue.
25. to hunt (game) with dogs by sight rather than by scent.
26. to cause (dogs) to pursue game by sight rather than by scent.
27. Masonry. to lay (bricks, stones, etc.) in courses.
–verb (used without object)
28. to follow a course; direct one's course.
29. to run, race, or move swiftly: The blood of ancient emperors courses through his veins.
30. to take part in a hunt with hounds, a tilting match, etc.
31. in due course, in the proper or natural order of events; eventually: They will get their comeuppance in due course.
32. of course,
a. certainly; definitely: Of course I'll come to the party.
b. in the usual or natural order of things: Extra services are charged for, of course.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME co(u)rs (n.) < AF co(u)rs(e), OF cours < L cursus a running, course, equiv. to cur(rere) to run + -sus, var. of -tus suffix of v. action


1. way, road, track, passage. 2, 13a. bearing. 6. method, mode. 7. process, career. 15. row, layer.
course   (kôrs, kōrs)   
n.  
    1. Onward movement in a particular direction; progress: the course of events.
    2. Movement in time; duration: in the course of a year.
    3. A designated area of land or water on which a race is held: the course of a marathon.
    4. A golf course.
    5. A complete body of prescribed studies constituting a curriculum: a four-year course in engineering.
    6. A unit of such a curriculum: took an introductory course in chemistry; passed her calculus course.
  1. The direction of continuing movement: took a northern course.
  2. The route or path taken by something, such as a stream, that moves. See Synonyms at way.
  3. Sports
    1. A designated area of land or water on which a race is held: the course of a marathon.
    2. A golf course.
    3. A complete body of prescribed studies constituting a curriculum: a four-year course in engineering.
    4. A unit of such a curriculum: took an introductory course in chemistry; passed her calculus course.
  4. A mode of action or behavior: followed the best course and invested her money.
  5. A typical or natural manner of proceeding or developing; customary passage: a fad that ran its course.
  6. A systematic or orderly succession; a sequence: a course of medical treatments.
  7. A continuous layer of building material, such as brick or tile, on a wall or roof of a building.
    1. A complete body of prescribed studies constituting a curriculum: a four-year course in engineering.
    2. A unit of such a curriculum: took an introductory course in chemistry; passed her calculus course.
  8. A part of a meal served as a unit at one time: The first course was a delicious soup.
  9. Nautical The lowest sail on a mast of a square-rigged ship.
  10. 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.
    1. To hunt (game) with hounds.
    2. 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.

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

Course

Course\ (k?rs), n. [F. cours, course, L. cursus, fr. currere to run. See Current.]

1. The act of moving from one point to another; progress; passage.

And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais. --Acts xxi. 7.

2. The ground or path traversed; track; way.

The same horse also run the round course at Newmarket. --Pennant.

3. Motion, considered as to its general or resultant direction or to its goal; line progress or advance.

A light by which the Argive squadron steers Their silent course to Ilium's well known shore. --Dennham.

Westward the course of empire takes its way. --Berkeley.

4. Progress from point to point without change of direction; any part of a progress from one place to another, which is in a straight line, or on one direction; as, a ship in a long voyage makes many courses; a course measured by a surveyor between two stations; also, a progress without interruption or rest; a heat; as, one course of a race.

5. Motion considered with reference to manner; or derly progress; procedure in a certain line of thought or action; as, the course of an argument.

The course of true love never did run smooth. --Shak.

6. Customary or established sequence of events; recurrence of events according to natural laws.

By course of nature and of law. --Davies.

Day and night, Seedtime and harvest, heat and hoary frost, Shall hold their course. --Milton.

7. Method of procedure; manner or way of conducting; conduct; behavior.

My lord of York commends the plot and the general course of the action. --Shak.

By perseverance in the course prescribed. --Wodsworth.

You hold your course without remorse. --Tennyson.

8. A series of motions or acts arranged in order; a succession of acts or practices connectedly followed; as, a course of medicine; a course of lectures on chemistry.

9. The succession of one to another in office or duty; order; turn.

He appointed . . . the courses of the priests --2 Chron. viii. 14.

10. That part of a meal served at one time, with its accompaniments.

He [Goldsmith] wore fine clothes, gave dinners of several courses, paid court to venal beauties. --Macaulay.

11. (Arch.) A continuous level range of brick or stones of the same height throughout the face or faces of a building. --Gwilt.

12. (Naut.) The lowest sail on any mast of a square-rigged vessel; as, the fore course, main course, etc.

13. pl. (Physiol.) The menses.

In course, in regular succession.

Of course, by consequence; as a matter of course; in regular or natural order.

In the course of, at same time or times during. "In the course of human events." --T. Jefferson.

Syn: Way; road; route; passage; race; series; succession; manner; method; mode; career; progress.

Course

Course\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coursed (k?rst)); p. pr. & vb. n. Coursing.]

1. To run, hunt, or chase after; to follow hard upon; to pursue.

We coursed him at the heels. --Shak.

2. To cause to chase after or pursue game; as, to course greyhounds after deer.

3. To run through or over.

The bounding steed courses the dusty plain. --Pope.

Course

Course\, v. i. 1. To run as in a race, or in hunting; to pursue the sport of coursing; as, the sportsmen coursed over the flats of Lancashire.

2. To move with speed; to race; as, the blood courses through the veins. --Shak.
Language Translation for : Course
Spanish: curso,
German: der Kurs,
Japanese: 連続

course 
c.1290, from O.Fr. cours, from L. cursus "a running race or course," from curs- pp. stem of currere "to run" (see current). Most extended senses (meals, etc.) are present in 14c. Academic meaning "planned series of study" is 1605 (in French from 14c.). The verb is from 16c.

Main Entry: course
Pronunciation: 'kO(&)rs, 'ko(&)rs
Function: noun
1 : the series of events or stages comprising a natural process course of a disease>
2 : a series of doses or medications administered over a designated period course of three doses daily for five days>

course

In addition to the idiom beginning with course, also see crash course; in due course; matter of course; of course; par for the course; run its course; stay the course.

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