course
verb/kɔːs/
/kɔːrs/
[intransitive] (literary)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they course | /kɔːs/ /kɔːrs/ |
| he / she / it courses | /ˈkɔːsɪz/ /ˈkɔːrsɪz/ |
| past simple coursed | /kɔːst/ /kɔːrst/ |
| past participle coursed | /kɔːst/ /kɔːrst/ |
| -ing form coursing | /ˈkɔːsɪŋ/ /ˈkɔːrsɪŋ/ |
- + adv./prep. (of liquid) to move or flow quickly
- He stopped talking and tears coursed down his cheeks.
- They walked on, the river coursing slowly next to them.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French cours, from Latin cursus, from curs- ‘run’, from the verb currere.
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