Antonyms: Verb
guide lead pilotzig
EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryEnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryExamples
Noun
- //the course of a river
- //The pilot brought the plane back on course.
- //The ship was blown off course by a storm.
- //She's taking a chemistry course this semester.
- //Students earn the degree after a two-year course of study.
- //There is no cure, but the treatment will slow the course of the disease.
Verb
- //the blood coursing through my veins
- //Tears were coursing down his cheeks.
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1Verb
15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English cours, borrowed from Anglo-French cours, curs, going back to Latin cursus "action of running, charge, movement along a path, progress," from currere "to run, flow" + -tus, suffix of verbal action — more at current entry 1NOTE: As pointed out by Michiel de Vaan (Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the Other Italic Languages, Leiden, 2008), the expected outcome of the verbal adjective in *-to- and the verbal noun in *-tū- would be *kostus < *korstus < *kr̥s-to-, kr̥s-tū-, from the verbal base *kr̥s- (> currere). The attested form cursus for both the past participle and verbal noun reflects remodeling on the pattern of stems ending in a dental (as morsus from mordere "to bite," versus from vertere "to turn"). As generally in Latin, the verbal noun, where full grade of the root would be expected, has been supplanted by zero grade of the verbal adjective.
Verb
Middle English coursen "to pursue," derivative of cours course entry 1course
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a way of acting or proceeding //the president's usual course has been to obtain advice from several people and then make up his own mindSynonyms
- a series of lectures on a subject //a course on American history from the colonial period to the presentSynonymsSynonymous Phrases
- a usually fixed or ordered series of actions or events leading to a result //set out on the course that would lead to a college degreeSynonymsExamplesNoun
- //the course of a river
- //The pilot brought the plane back on course.
- //The ship was blown off course by a storm.
- //She's taking a chemistry course this semester.
- //Students earn the degree after a two-year course of study.
- //There is no cure, but the treatment will slow the course of the disease.
Verb- //the blood coursing through my veins
- //Tears were coursing down his cheeks.
First Known UseNoun14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1Verb15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1History and EtymologyNounMiddle English cours, borrowed from Anglo-French cours, curs, going back to Latin cursus "action of running, charge, movement along a path, progress," from currere "to run, flow" + -tus, suffix of verbal action — more at current entry 1NOTE: As pointed out by Michiel de Vaan (Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the Other Italic Languages, Leiden, 2008), the expected outcome of the verbal adjective in *-to- and the verbal noun in *-tū- would be *kostus < *korstus < *kr̥s-to-, kr̥s-tū-, from the verbal base *kr̥s- (> currere). The attested form cursus for both the past participle and verbal noun reflects remodeling on the pattern of stems ending in a dental (as morsus from mordere "to bite," versus from vertere "to turn"). As generally in Latin, the verbal noun, where full grade of the root would be expected, has been supplanted by zero grade of the verbal adjective.
VerbMiddle English coursen "to pursue," derivative of cours course entry 1
course
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a way of acting or proceeding //the president's usual course has been to obtain advice from several people and then make up his own mindSynonyms
- a series of lectures on a subject //a course on American history from the colonial period to the presentSynonymsSynonymous Phrases
- a usually fixed or ordered series of actions or events leading to a result //set out on the course that would lead to a college degreeSynonymsExamplesNoun
- //the course of a river
- //The pilot brought the plane back on course.
- //The ship was blown off course by a storm.
- //She's taking a chemistry course this semester.
- //Students earn the degree after a two-year course of study.
- //There is no cure, but the treatment will slow the course of the disease.
Verb- //the blood coursing through my veins
- //Tears were coursing down his cheeks.
First Known UseNoun14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1Verb15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1History and EtymologyNounMiddle English cours, borrowed from Anglo-French cours, curs, going back to Latin cursus "action of running, charge, movement along a path, progress," from currere "to run, flow" + -tus, suffix of verbal action — more at current entry 1NOTE: As pointed out by Michiel de Vaan (Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the Other Italic Languages, Leiden, 2008), the expected outcome of the verbal adjective in *-to- and the verbal noun in *-tū- would be *kostus < *korstus < *kr̥s-to-, kr̥s-tū-, from the verbal base *kr̥s- (> currere). The attested form cursus for both the past participle and verbal noun reflects remodeling on the pattern of stems ending in a dental (as morsus from mordere "to bite," versus from vertere "to turn"). As generally in Latin, the verbal noun, where full grade of the root would be expected, has been supplanted by zero grade of the verbal adjective.
VerbMiddle English coursen "to pursue," derivative of cours course entry 1
course
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a way of acting or proceeding //the president's usual course has been to obtain advice from several people and then make up his own mindSynonyms
- a series of lectures on a subject //a course on American history from the colonial period to the presentSynonymsSynonymous Phrases
- a usually fixed or ordered series of actions or events leading to a result //set out on the course that would lead to a college degreeSynonymsExamplesNoun
- //the course of a river
- //The pilot brought the plane back on course.
- //The ship was blown off course by a storm.
- //She's taking a chemistry course this semester.
- //Students earn the degree after a two-year course of study.
- //There is no cure, but the treatment will slow the course of the disease.
Verb- //the blood coursing through my veins
- //Tears were coursing down his cheeks.
First Known UseNoun14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1Verb15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1History and EtymologyNounMiddle English cours, borrowed from Anglo-French cours, curs, going back to Latin cursus "action of running, charge, movement along a path, progress," from currere "to run, flow" + -tus, suffix of verbal action — more at current entry 1NOTE: As pointed out by Michiel de Vaan (Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the Other Italic Languages, Leiden, 2008), the expected outcome of the verbal adjective in *-to- and the verbal noun in *-tū- would be *kostus < *korstus < *kr̥s-to-, kr̥s-tū-, from the verbal base *kr̥s- (> currere). The attested form cursus for both the past participle and verbal noun reflects remodeling on the pattern of stems ending in a dental (as morsus from mordere "to bite," versus from vertere "to turn"). As generally in Latin, the verbal noun, where full grade of the root would be expected, has been supplanted by zero grade of the verbal adjective.
VerbMiddle English coursen "to pursue," derivative of cours course entry 1
course
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a way of acting or proceeding //the president's usual course has been to obtain advice from several people and then make up his own mindSynonyms
- a series of lectures on a subject //a course on American history from the colonial period to the presentSynonymsSynonymous Phrases