Definition of course
1
: the act or action of moving in a path from point to point
- the planets in their courses
2
: the path over which something moves or extends: such as
a
: racecourse
b (1)
: the direction of travel of a vehicle (such as a ship or airplane) usually measured as a clockwise angle from north;
also
: the projected path of travel
(2)
: a point of the compass
c
: watercourse
d
: golf course
3 a
: accustomed procedure or normal action
- the law taking its course
b
: a chosen manner of conducting oneself : way of acting
- Our wisest course is to retreat.
c (1)
: progression through a development or period or a series of acts or events
- the course of history
(2)
: life history, career
4
: an ordered process or succession: such as
a
: a number of lectures or other matter dealing with a subject
- took a course in zoology
- a premed course
b
: a series of doses or medications administered over a designated period
5 a
: a part of a meal served at one time
- the main course
b
: layer;
especially
: a continuous level range of brick or masonry throughout a wall
c
: the lowest sail on a square-rigged mast
—
in due course
: after a normal passage of time : in the expected or allotted time
- His discoveries led in due course to new forms of treatment.
—
of course
1
: following the ordinary way or procedure
- will be done as a matter of course
2
: as might be expected
- Of course we will go.
