course

Course is defined as a specific path that something follows or the way in which something develops.

(noun)

The definition of course is a class you take in school to study a particular subject.

(noun)

An example of a course is a business law class.

See course in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

an onward movement; going on from one point to the next; progress
the progress or duration of time: in the course of a week
a way, path, or channel of movement; specif.,
1. the course to be followed by participants in a race
2. golf course
the direction taken, esp. that taken or to be taken by a ship or plane, expressed in degrees measured clockwise from north or by points of the compass
1. a regular manner of procedure: the law must take its course
2. a way of behaving; mode of conduct: our wisest course
1. a series of like things in some regular order
2. a particular succession of events or actions
regular or natural order or development: the course of true love
a part of a meal served at one time: the main course was roast beef
an encounter of knights contesting in a tournament
a horizontal row or layer, as of bricks in a wall or shingles on a roof
Educ.
1. a complete series of studies leading to graduation or a degree
2. any of the separate units of instruction in a subject, made up of recitations, lectures, etc.
Naut. a sail on any of the lowest yards of a square-rigged ship

Origin: ME cours & Fr course, both < OFr cours < L cursus, pp. of currere, to run: see current

transitive verb coursed, coursing

intransitive verb

to move swiftly; run or race

See course in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. Onward movement in a particular direction; progress: the course of events.
b. Movement in time; duration: in the course of a year.
The direction of continuing movement: took a northern course.
The route or path taken by something, such as a stream, that moves. See Synonyms at way.
Sports
a. A designated area of land or water on which a race is held: the course of a marathon.
b. A golf course.
A mode of action or behavior: followed the best course and invested her money.
A typical or natural manner of proceeding or developing; customary passage: a fad that ran its course.
A systematic or orderly succession; a sequence: a course of medical treatments.
A continuous layer of building material, such as brick or tile, on a wall or roof of a building.
a. A complete body of prescribed studies constituting a curriculum: a four-year course in engineering.
b. A unit of such a curriculum: took an introductory course in chemistry; passed her calculus course.
A part of a meal served as a unit at one time: The first course was a delicious soup.
Nautical The lowest sail on a mast of a square-rigged ship.
A point on the compass, especially the one toward which a vehicle, such as a ship, is moving.