course
• noun 1 a direction followed or intended: the aircraft changed course. 2 the way in which something progresses or develops: the course of history. 3 a procedure adopted to deal with a situation. 4 a dish forming one of the successive parts of a meal. 5 a series of lectures or lessons in a particular subject. 6 a series of repeated treatments or doses of medication. 7 an area of land or water prepared for racing, golf, or another sport. 8 Architecture a continuous horizontal layer of brick or stone. • verb 1 (of liquid) flow. 2 often coursing pursue (game, especially hares) with greyhounds using sight rather than scent. — PHRASES in (the) course of 1 in the process of. 2 during. of course 1 as expected. 2 used to give agreement or permission. — ORIGIN Old French cours, from Latin currere ‘to run’.
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