course

== English == === Pronunciation === (horse–hoarse merger) (Received Pronunciation) enPR: kôs, IPA(key): /kɔːs/ (General American) enPR: kôrs, IPA(key): /kɔɹs/, /koɹs/ Homophone: coarse Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)s (without the horse–hoarse merger) (rhotic) enPR: kōrs, IPA(key): /koːɹs/ (non-rhotic) IPA(key): /koəs/ (Tasmania) IPA(key): /kɜːs/ Homophone: curse (Tasmania) Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)s (Tasmania) (obsolete) IPA(key): /kuːɹs/, /kʊɹs/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle English cours, from Old French cours, from Latin cursus (“course of a race”), from currō (“run”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run”). Doublet of cursus and cour. ==== Noun ==== course (plural courses) A sequence of events. A normal or customary sequence. A programme, a chosen manner of proceeding. Any ordered process or sequence of steps. (education) A learning programme a series of lectures or lessons in a particular subject Synonym: class (UK, Ireland, Philippines) an educational programme at a college or university leading to an academic degree or vocational qualification. (especially in medicine) A treatment plan. (cooking) A stage of a meal. The succession of one to another in office or duty; order; turn. A path that something or someone moves along. The itinerary of a race. A racecourse. The path taken by a flow of water; a watercourse. (sports) The trajectory of a ball, frisbee etc. (golf) A golf course. (nautical) The direction of movement of a vessel at any given moment. (navigation) The intended passage of voyage, such as a boat, ship, airplane, spaceship, etc. (India, historical) The drive usually frequented by Europeans at an Indian station. (nautical) The lowest square sail in a fully rigged mast, often named according to the mast. (in the plural, courses, obsolete, euphemistic) Menses. A row or file of objects. (masonry) A row of bricks or blocks. (roofing) A row of material that forms the roofing, waterproofing or flashing system. (textiles) In weft knitting, a single row of loops connecting the loops of the preceding and following rows. (music) One or more strings on some musical instruments (such as the guitar, lute or vihuela): if multiple, then closely spaced, tuned in unison or octaves and intended to be played together. ===== Hyponyms ===== bird course crash course due course massive open online course (MOOC) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Gulf Arabic: كورس (kōrs) ===== Translations ===== ===== Further reading ===== course on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ==== Verb ==== course (third-person singular simple present courses, present participle coursing, simple past and past participle coursed) To run or flow (especially of liquids and more particularly blood). (transitive) To run through or over. (transitive) To pursue by tracking or estimating the course taken by one's prey; to follow or chase after. (transitive) To cause to chase after or pursue game. ===== Derived terms ===== coursing joint ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Alternative forms ==== 'course (hypercorrect) ==== Adverb ==== course (not comparable) (colloquial) Ellipsis of of course. === References === === See also === nom de course === Anagrams === Couser, Crouse, Crusoe, cerous, coures, crouse, source == Chinese == === Etymology === From English course. === Pronunciation === === Noun === course (Hong Kong Cantonese) course; learning programme (Classifier: 個／个 c) 報course／报course [Cantonese] ― bou3 ko1 si2 [Jyutping] ― to apply for a course (Hong Kong Cantonese) course; programme for treatment === References === English Loanwords in Hong Kong Cantonese == French == === Etymology === From Old French cours, from Latin cursus (“course of a race”), from currō (“run”), with influence of Italian corsa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kuʁs/ === Noun === course f (plural courses) run, running race errand ==== Usage notes ==== course is a false friend, it does not mean "course". To translate the English word course to French, use cours. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “course”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === coeurs, cœurs coures écrous source == Middle English == === Noun === course alternative form of cours === Adjective === course alternative form of cours == Norman == === Etymology === From Old French cours, from Latin cursus (“course of a race”), from currō (“run”). === Noun === course f (plural courses) (Jersey) course