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course noun ( CLASSES )

• I did a course in creative writing.
• Julie has signed up for courses on English and French this year .
• There are still some vacancies for students in science and engineering courses.
• The course comprises a class book , a practice book and an audio tape .
• She's been offered a place on the nursing course.
• academic year
• access course
• Advanced Placement
• asynchronous
• foundation course
• immersion course
• on a course
• open admissions
• the national curriculum
• work placement

course noun ( SPORTS AREA )

• He spends every weekend out on the golf course.
• We walked the course the horses would have to run later .
• The race was cancelled because the course was waterlogged .
• He ran the course in less than an hour .
• Flags mark the course the cyclists will be taking.
• 18-yard box
• backstretch
• ground staff
• off his/her line idiom
• out of bounds idiom

course noun ( DEVELOPMENT )

• action They are considering legal action.
• course of action They have not yet decided on a particular course of action.
• measure Measures are in place to prevent flooding.
• step These simple steps will ensure that infections are not spread.
• Once we have committed to this course of action there is no going back.
• We came up against a lot of problems in the course of building our extension .
• In the course of history , love has driven men and women to strange extremes .
• I was grateful for his letter which hastened the course of the enquiry .
• He has been accused of obstructing the course of justice .
• a means to an end idiom
• methodological
• methodologically
• standard operating procedure
• stylistically

course noun ( DIRECTION )

• All attempts at diplomacy have broken down and the two states now appear to be on a collision course.
• He drove in an erratic course down the road .
• Some of the frontier between Germany and Poland follows the course of the river Oder
• The ship held its course.
• Most parents try to steer a middle course between imposing very strict discipline and letting their kids run wild .
• against the current
• circumduction
• cross-country
• direction of travel
• multidirectional
• the right/wrong/other way around idiom

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course noun ( MEAL )

• If you make the main course, I'll make a dessert .
• I've only eaten one course and I'm already full .
• By the time the fourth course was served , I was stuffed to the gills .
• The average cost of a full three-course meal - appetizer , main course and dessert - including tip and a modest wine is about $25.
• I had salmon for my main course.
• accompaniment
• afternoon tea
• amuse-bouche
• English breakfast
• finger buffet
• plat du jour
• ploughman's lunch
• postprandial

course noun ( MEDICAL TREATMENT )

• blister pack
• chemotherapy
• patent medicine
• pharmaceutical
• prescription
• unmedicated
• wonder drug

course noun ( LAYER )

• agglomerate
• prestressed
• unreinforced
• wattle and daub
• weatherboarding

course noun ( BLOOD )

• be dripping with something idiom
• brim with something
• reinjection

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• course (SPORTS AREA)
• course (DEVELOPMENT)
• in the course of time
• with the course of time
• course (DIRECTION)
• change course
• course (MEAL)
• course (MEDICAL TREATMENT)
• course (LAYER)
• course (BLOOD)
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Definition of course noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

• acquire/get/lack experience/training/(an) education
• receive/provide somebody with training
• develop/design/plan a curriculum/course/program/syllabus
• give/go to/attend a class/lesson/lecture/seminar
• hold/run/conduct a class/seminar/workshop
• moderate/lead/facilitate a discussion
• sign up for/take a course/classes/lessons
• go to/start preschool/kindergarten/nursery school
• be in the first, second, etc. grade (at school)
• study/take/drop history/chemistry/German, etc.
• finish/drop out of/quit school
• graduate from high school/college
• be the victim/target of bullying/teasing
• skip/cut/ ( informal ) ditch class/school
• cheat on an exam/a test
• get/be given a detention (for doing something)
• be expelled from/be suspended from school
• do your homework/a project on something
• work on/write/do/submit an essay/a dissertation/a thesis/an assignment/a paper
• finish/complete your dissertation/thesis/studies
• hand in/turn in your homework/essay/assignment/paper
• study/prepare/review/ ( informal ) cram for a test/an exam
• take/ ( formal ) sit for a test/an exam
• grade homework/a test
• do well on/ ( informal ) ace a test/an exam
• pass/fail/ ( informal ) flunk a test/an exam/a class/a course/a subject
• apply to/get into/go to/start college
• leave/graduate from college (with a degree in computer science)/law school
• study for/work towards a law degree/a degree in physics
• major/minor in biology/philosophy
• earn/receive/be awarded/get/have/hold a master's degree/a bachelor's degree/a Ph.D. in economics

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• 3 [ countable , usually singular ] the general direction in which someone's ideas or actions are moving The president appears likely to change course on some key issues. Politicians are often obliged to steer a course between incompatible interests.
• 4 ( also course of action ) [ countable ] a way of acting in or dealing with a particular situation There are various courses open to us. What course of action would you recommend? The wisest course would be to say nothing.
• 5 [ singular ] course of something the way something develops or should develop an event that changed the course of history The unexpected course of events aroused considerable alarm.
• eat (lunch/dinner)/dine/meet at/in a restaurant
• go (out)/take somebody (out) for lunch/dinner/a meal
• have a meal with somebody
• make/have a reservation (in/under the name of Baker)
• reserve a table for six
• ask for/request a table for two/a table by the window
• wait to be seated
• show somebody to their table
• sit in the corner/by the window/at the bar/at the counter
• hand somebody/give somebody the menu/wine list
• open/read/study/peruse the menu
• the restaurant has a three-course set menu/a children's menu/an extensive wine list
• taste/sample/try the wine
• the waiter takes your order
• order/choose/have the soup of the day/one of the specials/the house specialty
• serve/finish the appetizers/the first course/the main course/dessert/coffee
• complain about the food/the service/your meal
• enjoy your meal
• pay/ask for the check/the bill
• pay for/treat somebody to dinner/lunch/the meal
• a gratuity/a service charge is (not) included
• give somebody/leave (somebody) a tip
• 8 [ countable ] an area of land or water where races are held She was overtaken on the last stretch of the course. see obstacle course , racecourse
• 9 [ countable , usually singular ] the direction a river moves in The path follows the course of the river.
• 10 [ countable ] course (of something) a series of medical treatments, pills, etc. to prescribe a course of antibiotics When taking antibiotics it is important to finish the course.
• Of course is often used to show that what you are saying is not surprising or is generally known or accepted. For this reason, and because it can be difficult to get the right intonation, you may not sound polite if you use of course or of course not when you answer a request for information or permission. It can be safer to use a different word or phrase.
• “Is this the right room for the English class?” “Yes, it is.” “Of course.” or “Of course it is.”
• “Can I borrow your dictionary?” “Certainly.” (formal ) “Sure.” (informal )
• “Do you mind if I borrow your dictionary?” “Not at all.” “Go ahead.” ( informal ).
• If you say of course/of course not , it may sound as though you think the answer to the question is obvious and that the person should not have asked. In the same way, of course should not be used as a reply to a statement of fact or when someone expresses an opinion: “It’s a lovely day.” “It certainly is.”/“Yes it is.” “Of course it is.” “I think you’ll enjoy that play.” “I’m sure I will.”/“Yes, it sounds really good.” “Of course.”
• 1 to be in a situation that is almost certain to cause a disagreement or argument I was on a collision course with my boss over the sales figures.
• 1 ( informal course ) used to emphasize that what you are saying is true or correct “Don't you like my mother?” “Of course I do!” “Will you be there?” “Course I will.”
• 2 ( informal course ) used as a polite way of giving someone permission to do something “Can I come, too?” “Course you can.” “Can I have one of those pens?” “Of course—help yourself.”
• 3 ( informal ) used as a polite way of agreeing with what someone has just said “I did all I could to help.” “Of course,” he murmured gently.
• While the movie is undoubtedly too long, it is nevertheless an intriguing work of art.
• It can be argued that the movie is too long. It is nonetheless an intriguing work of art.
• The movie is undoubtedly too long. Still , it is an intriguing work of art.
• Of course , huge chunks of the book have been sacrificed in order to make a two-hour movie, but it is nevertheless a successful piece of storytelling.
• Critics are wrong to argue that the movie's plot is too complicated. Certainly there are a couple of major twists, but audiences will have no difficulty following them.
• It is true that you cannot make a good movie without a good script, but it is equally true that a talented director can make a good script into an excellent movie.
• It remains to be seen whether these two movies herald a new era of westerns, but there is no doubt that they represent welcome additions to the genre.

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noun as in instruction, development of knowledge

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culture , discipline , improvement , information , learning , literacy , scholarship , schooling , science , study , teaching , training

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apprenticeship , background , brainwashing , breeding , catechism , civilization , coaching , cultivation , direction , drilling , edification , enlightenment , erudition , finish , guidance , inculcation , indoctrination , learnedness , nurture , pedagogy , preparation , proselytism , reading , rearing , refinement , tuition , tutelage

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Words related to education are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word education . Browse related words to learn more about word associations.

noun as in enlightenment

• clarification
• edification
• enlightenment
• explanation
• illumination
• information
• instruction

noun as in experience or circumstances

• accomplishments
• acquirement
• credentials
• cultivation
• environment
• preparation
• qualification

noun as in culture, sophistication

• acculturation
• advancement
• development
• social well-being

noun as in regimen, training

• domestication
• inculcation
• indoctrination
• orderliness
• self-command
• self-control
• self-government
• self-mastery
• self-restraint
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Example Sentences

Simply listening to a lecture is not effective in the real world, and yet that largely remains the default mode of education online.

While Brunskill doesn’t believe there’s any silver bullet solution to fixing education or recruitment systems, he remains optimistic in Forage’s future.

A new study shows that academic medical researchers, who represent some of the most accomplished scientists with decades of education under their belts, are no exception to that trend.

Enormous investment in education going right the way back into the early 19th century.

In this bleak time for public education, I’ve been straining to decipher some silver linings.

Education controls the transmission of values and molds the spirit before dominating the soul.

What they believe impacts economic policy, foreign policy, education policy, environmental policy, you name it.

Congress is attempting to pass the buck on federal funding for education.

The Supreme Court eventually stepped in and ended legal segregation in the landmark 1954 decision, Brown v. Board of Education.

This is why arguments for little to no federal oversight of education are so disturbing.

It seems to be a true instinct which comes before education and makes education possible.

I am pleading for a clear white light of education that shall go like the sun round the whole world.

He became a doctor in two hours, and it only cost him twenty dollars to complete his education.

And now let me come to the second problem we opened up in connection with college education—the problem of its extension.

If we are to have a real education along lines of expression we must begin with the "content," or cause, of expression.

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On this page you'll find 67 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to education, such as: culture, discipline, improvement, information, learning, and literacy.

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• instruction
• development
• preparation
• cultivation
• conditioning
• improvement
• higher education
• higher learning
• enlightenment
• edification
• scholarship
• learnedness
• bookishness

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• illiterateness
• functional illiteracy

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a direction or route taken or to be taken.

the path, route, or channel along which anything moves: the course of a stream.

advance or progression in a particular direction; forward or onward movement.

the continuous passage or progress through time or a succession of stages: in the course of a year; in the course of the battle.

the track, ground, water, etc., on which a race is run, sailed, etc.: One runner fell halfway around the course.

a particular manner of proceeding: a course of action.

a customary manner of procedure; regular or natural order of events: as a matter of course; the course of a disease.

a mode of conduct; behavior.

a systematized or prescribed series: a course of lectures; a course of medical treatments.

a program of instruction, as in a college or university: a course in economics.

a prescribed number of instruction periods or classes in a particular field of study.

a part of a meal served at one time: The main course was roast chicken with mashed potatoes and peas.

Navigation .

the line along the earth's surface upon or over which a vessel, an aircraft, etc., proceeds: described by its bearing with relation to true or magnetic north.

a point of the compass.

Nautical . the lowermost sail on a fully square-rigged mast: designated by a special name, as foresail or mainsail, or by the designation of the mast itself, as fore course or main course.

Building Trades . a continuous and usually horizontal range of bricks, shingles, etc., as in a wall or roof.

one of the pairs of strings on an instrument of the lute family, tuned in unison or in octaves to increase the volume.

the row of stitches going across from side to side in knitting and other needlework (opposed to wale ).

Often courses . the menses.

a charge by knights in a tournament.

a pursuit of game with dogs by sight rather than by scent.

golf course .

to run through or over.

to chase; pursue.

to hunt (game) with dogs by sight rather than by scent.

to cause (dogs) to pursue game by sight rather than by scent.

Masonry . to lay (bricks, stones, etc.) in courses.

to follow a course; direct one's course.

to run, race, or move swiftly: The blood of ancient emperors courses through his veins.

to take part in a hunt with hounds, a tilting match, etc.

Idioms about course

in due course , in the proper or natural order of events; eventually: They will get their comeuppance in due course.

of course ,

certainly; definitely: Of course I'll come to the party.

in the usual or natural order of things: Extra services are charged for, of course.

Origin of course

Other words for course, other words from course.

• mul·ti·course, noun
• un·der·course, verb, un·der·coursed, un·der·cours·ing, noun

Words that may be confused with course

• coarse , course , curse

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How to use course in a sentence

In this day and age, this “help” comes in a variety of forms, from creative writing courses to ghost writers.

I was also teaching my courses at UC-Berkeley much of that time, though I had time off in the summers and through a sabbatical.

In fact, he taught the most intensive artillery course in the South and very likely the equal of courses at West Point.

There, she and other mothers can take ministry-sponsored courses, including on cooking and avoiding marital conflict.

Child workers, even when they are brought back into the classroom, are unable to cope without proper bridge courses.

There were but two courses open to the majority of the ex-soldiers—brigandage or service under their new masters.

In a city lot courses and distances play a larger part in fixing the boundaries, and are more carefully defined.

The stream was like most water-courses in Arizona, and flowed under the sand and next to the bed-rock.

Cotgrave has: 'Entremets, certain choice dishes served in between the courses at a feast.'

In the intervals which must occur between the courses, do not appear to be conscious of the lapse of time.

British Dictionary definitions for course

/ ( kɔːs ) /

a continuous progression from one point to the next in time or space; onward movement : the course of his life

a route or direction followed : they kept on a southerly course

the path or channel along which something moves : the course of a river

( in combination ) : a watercourse

an area or stretch of land or water on which a sport is played or a race is run : a golf course

a period of time; duration : in the course of the next hour

the usual order of and time required for a sequence of events; regular procedure : the illness ran its course

a mode of conduct or action : if you follow that course, you will certainly fail

a connected series of events, actions, etc

a prescribed number of lessons, lectures, etc, in an educational curriculum

the material covered in such a curriculum

a prescribed regimen to be followed for a specific period of time : a course of treatment

a part of a meal served at one time : the fish course

a continuous, usually horizontal, layer of building material, such as a row of bricks, tiles, etc

nautical any of the sails on the lowest yards of a square-rigged ship

knitting the horizontal rows of stitches : Compare wale 1 (def. 2b)

(in medieval Europe) a charge by knights in a tournament

a hunt by hounds relying on sight rather than scent

a match in which two greyhounds compete in chasing a hare

the part or function assigned to an individual bell in a set of changes

archaic a running race

as a matter of course as a natural or normal consequence, mode of action, or event

the course of nature the ordinary course of events

in course of in the process of : the ship was in course of construction

in due course at some future time, esp the natural or appropriate time

(adverb) as expected; naturally

(sentence substitute) certainly; definitely

run its course or take its course (of something) to complete its development or action

(intr) to run, race, or flow, esp swiftly and without interruption

to cause (hounds) to hunt by sight rather than scent or (of hounds) to hunt (a quarry) thus

(tr) to run through or over; traverse

(intr) to take a direction; proceed on a course

• See also courses

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Other Idioms and Phrases with course

In addition to the idiom beginning with course

• course of true love never ran smoothly, the
• crash course
• in due course
• matter of course
• par for the course
• run its course
• stay the course

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Example sentences education course

These are followed by a year-long postgraduate certificate in education course or on the job training.

He was also warned about his future conduct and ordered to complete an education course .

After four decades as a dedicated and inspirational primary school teacher, she, in retirement, took at least one cultural adult education course a year until her last.

By the time he retired in 1981 it was the longest-running general education course in the university.

He was also fined 100,000 and must attend an education course .

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