course of action etc

  • 1course — COURSE. s. f. Action, mouvement de celui qui court. Course légère. Longue course. Course pénible. Il est léger à la course, vite à la course. Prendre les lièvres, les chevreuils à la course. Les courses des Jeux Olympiques, etc. La course des… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • 2course — 1 noun 1 of course a) used when you are mentioning something that you think other people already know, or should know: Your car insurance must, of course, be renewed every year. b) used to say that what you or someone else has just said is not… …

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  • 3course — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 complete series of lessons or lectures ADJECTIVE ▪ computer, psychology, Spanish, etc. ▪ crash, intensive ▪ short …

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  • 4course — course1 W1S1 [ko:s US ko:rs] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 of course 2 of course not 3¦(education)¦ 4¦(time)¦ 5¦(development)¦ 6¦(plans)¦ 7¦(actions)¦ 8¦(direction)¦ 9 on course 10¦(meal)¦ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 5course — /kawrs, kohrs/, n., v., coursed, coursing. n. 1. a direction or route taken or to be taken. 2. the path, route, or channel along which anything moves: the course of a stream. 3. advance or progression in a particular direction; forward or onward… …

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  • 6action — ac|tion1 W1S1 [ˈækʃən] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(doing something)¦ 2¦(something done)¦ 3 in action 4 out of action 5¦(fighting)¦ 6¦(legal)¦ 7¦(excitement)¦ 8¦(the events in a story/film etc)¦ 9¦(movement)¦ 10¦(effect)¦ …

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  • 7course — course1 [ kɔrs ] noun count *** ▸ 1 series of classes ▸ 2 action someone chooses ▸ 3 way things develop ▸ 4 direction something follows ▸ 5 part of meal ▸ 6 area for sports ▸ 7 medical treatment ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) a series of classes or lectures in …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 8action — noun 1 DOING THINGS (U) the process of doing in order to deal with a problem or difficult situation: The union is urging strike action. | We need more action, and less talk! | take action: The police took firm action to deal with the riots. |… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 9Action Man — For the 2nd generation Hasbro Action Man, see . For the 40th anniversary reproductions, see . For the TV show, see Action Man (TV series). For the pro wrestler, see Dick Beyer. Action Man is an action figure boys toy launched in Britain in 1966… …

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  • 10course — [[t]kɔrs, koʊrs[/t]] n. v. coursed, cours•ing 1) a direction or route taken or to be taken 2) the path, route, or channel along which anything moves: the course of a stream[/ex] 3) advance or progression in a particular direction 4) the… …

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