course
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2.0
- noun
- /kɔrs/
- The United States and its allies are not on course to defeat the Taliban militarily.
- on a collision course
- maintain a steady course
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- They just have less room to alter the course if they're really far off.
- Who plots the long term course of America?
Examples
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The Senate considered the bill over the course of ten days, rejecting twenty-four amendments and accepting eight.
Academic text (2017) -
As the sun rose, we realized we were still on course for our final destination.
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And we spent two days together over the course of six weeks.
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And so that was the course of the next two years.
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I visited my family over the course of three weeks.
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- I think we're a little off course.
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Code 7, maintain your present course.
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Their starting points are different, and their courses are not the same.
Academic text (2017) -
Looking ahead to 2000, planners chart the course for the national conference in Washington.
Academic text (1999) -
The ship adjusted its course to avoid the storm brewing in the distance.
Synonyms
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1.0
A path or road from one place to another
∞
2.2
A long metal or rubber band with wheels that helps heavy vehicles move over soft ground
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1.0
A road or path people use to travel between places
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1.0
The way something moves or points
575
1.0
A way or track that people and things move along for travel
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7.0
A curved path a moving object like a ball or rocket follows through the sky
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2.7
A track made by people or animals that is worn down
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3.9
The route a plane or rocket follows through the sky
Idioms
Compounds
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3.8
A situation likely to lead to conflict between people or groups if not changed
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3.3
A course where teachers send lessons and students return work by mail or online for home study
- Specialized
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3.4
An official record that a college gives for a completed course toward a degree
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3.4
A list of classes a college or university offers with times, requirements, and descriptions
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3.2
A series of talks about one subject that teachers give at a university or college
- UK
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7.9
A layer of waterproof material at the bottom of walls near the ground that stops moisture rising
A layer of waterproof material in a wall near the ground that stops water rising
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Course (route) comes from the Latin cursus and currere, meaning 'to run'. So a course is simply the path or direction that something 'runs' along, like the route of a ship or plane.