| word | course |
|---|---|
| definition | other Course is often used in the expression 'of course', or instead of 'of course' in informal spoken English. See of course . noun The course of a vehicle, especially a ship or aircraft, is the route along which it is travelling . The pilot requested clearance to alter course to avoid the storm. The tug was seaward of the Hakai Passage on a course that diverged from the Calvert Island coastline. A course of action is an action or a series of actions that you can do in a particular situation. My best course of action was to help Gill by being loyal, loving and endlessly sympathetic. He must fall on his sword. That's the only course left open to him. Vietnam is trying to decide on its course for the future. You can refer to the way that events develop as, for example, the course of history or the course of events . ...a series of decisive naval battles which altered the course of history. In the natural course of events cows would wish to be milked more than twice a day. His adult life mirrored the downward course of his father's life. A course is a series of lessons or lectures on a particular subject. ...a course in business administration. I'm shortly to begin a course on the modern novel. A course of medical treatment is a series of treatments that a doctor gives someone. Treatment is supplemented with a course of antibiotics to kill the bacterium. She went to her doctor, who offered to put her on a course of tranquillizers. A course is one part of a meal. The lunch was excellent, especially the first course. ...a three-course dinner. In sport, a course is an area of land where races are held or golf is played, or the land over which a race takes place. Only 12 seconds separated the first three riders on the Bickerstaffe course. In July comes the Tour de France, when 200 cyclists cover a course of 2,000 miles. The course of a river is the channel along which it flows. Romantic chateaux and castles overlook the river's twisting course. verb If a liquid courses somewhere, it flows quickly. The tears coursed down his cheeks. When you're sitting still, you need less blood coursing through your arteries. |
| inflections | coursescoursingcoursed |
| cefr-level | A1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a1
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