course
course
kɔrs
kawrs
/kɔːs/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "course"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϕ⧋āĻ°ā§āϏ, āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϏ

a series of lessons or lectures on a particular subject
course definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I 'm taking an online course to learn a new language.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻ­āĻžāώāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻ…āύāϞāĻžāχāύ āϕ⧋āĻ°ā§āϏ āύāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
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āϕ⧋āĻ°ā§āϏ, āĻŽāĻžāĻ 

an area of land or water used for races, sports, and other similar activities
course definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The ski course wound its way through the mountain, offering breathtaking views to the adventurous skiers.
āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻŋ āϕ⧋āĻ°ā§āϏāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϘ⧁āϰ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āϏāĻžāĻšāϏ⧀ āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŽāύ⧋āĻŽā§āĻ—ā§āϧāĻ•āϰ āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āϕ⧋āĻ°ā§āϏ

one of the three parts of a meal, served separately
course definition and meaning
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āϕ⧋āĻ°ā§āϏ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž

a series of interconnected events or actions, typically leading towards a particular goal or outcome
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They will determine the course of the project during the next meeting.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀ āϏāĻ­āĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ—ā§āϰāĻ—āϤāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
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āϚāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋā§ŽāϏāĻž, āϕ⧋āĻ°ā§āϏ

a period of continuous drug treatment
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āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ–, āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āϰ⧇āĻ–āĻž

general line of orientation
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āϕ⧋āĻ°ā§āϏ, āĻĒāĻĨ

a mode of action
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āĻĒāĻĨ, āϰ⧁āϟ

a line or route along which something travels or moves
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āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ, āĻĒāϰāϤ

(construction) a layer of masonry
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āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϏ, āĻ—ā§āϰ⧁āĻĒ

a body of students who are taught together
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āϕ⧋āĻ°ā§āϏ

a period of study at a college or university that leads to an exam or a qualification
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āĻ—āϤāĻŋ, āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤāĻŋ

the way something changes or develops over time
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The course of history shows many unexpected events.
āχāϤāĻŋāĻšāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻ…āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āϘāϟāύāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϚāϞāĻž

(of a liquid) to move steadily
Intransitive
to course definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Tears coursed down her cheeks as she listened to the sad news.
āĻĻ⧁āσāϖ⧇āϰ āĻ–āĻŦāϰ āĻļ⧁āύāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āύāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ—āĻžāϞ āĻŦ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ…āĻļā§āϰ⧁ āĻŦāĻšā§‡ āϝāĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to chase animals, like hares, using greyhounds that rely on sight
Transitive: to course prey
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Greyhounds were trained to course rabbits in the countryside.
āĻ—ā§āϰ⧇āĻšāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻžā§āϚāϞ⧇ āĻ–āϰāĻ—ā§‹āĻļ āϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻĒāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to move quickly across or through something
Transitive: to course an expanse of space
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The athlete coursed the track with incredible speed.
āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĨāϞāĻŋāϟ āĻ…āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻ—āϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻŸā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ• āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻŦāĻļā§āϝāχ

as might be expected
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āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒ āĻĄāĻžāωāύāϞ⧋āĻĄ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ