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courses

course
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kawrs, kohrs]
    • /kɔrs, koʊrs/
    • /kɔːs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kawrs, kohrs]
    • /kɔrs, koʊrs/

Definitions of courses word

  • noun courses a direction or route taken or to be taken. 1
  • noun courses the path, route, or channel along which anything moves: the course of a stream. 1
  • noun courses advance or progression in a particular direction; forward or onward movement. 1
  • noun courses the continuous passage or progress through time or a succession of stages: in the course of a year; in the course of the battle. 1
  • noun courses the track, ground, water, etc., on which a race is run, sailed, etc.: One runner fell halfway around the course. 1
  • noun courses a particular manner of proceeding: a course of action. 1
See all 36 definitions of courses

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Origin of courses

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English co(u)rs (noun) < Anglo-French co(u)rs(e), Old French cours < Latin cursus “a running, course,” equivalent to cur(rere) “to run” + -sus, variant of -tus suffix of verb action

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Courses

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Courses

courses popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for courses

verb courses

  • careers — Plural form of career.
  • chases — Plural form of chase.
  • darts — any of various competitive games in which darts are thrown at a dartboard
  • hunts — an act or practice of hunting game or other wild animals.
  • races — Cape, a cape at the SE extremity of Newfoundland.

noun courses

  • ways — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
  • progresses — a movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage: the progress of a student toward a degree.
  • advances — personal overtures made in an attempt to become friendly, gain a favour, etc
  • lines — a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.
  • programs — a plan of action to accomplish a specified end: a school lunch program.
All 51 Synonyms of courses

Antonyms for courses

noun courses

  • cessations — Plural form of cessation.
  • discourses — communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse.
All 2 Antonyms of courses

Related words

  • alternative

    If one thing is an alternative to another, the first can be found, used, or done instead of the second.

  • curriculum

    A curriculum is all the different courses of study that are taught in a school, college, or university.

  • english bond

    a bond used in brickwork that has a course of headers alternating with a course of stretchers

  • junior college

    a collegiate institution offering courses only through the first one or two years of college instruction and granting a certificate of title instead of a degree.

  • menstrual

    of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.

  • adult education

    Adult education is education for adults in a variety of subjects, most of which are practical, not academic. Classes are often held in the evenings.
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