to let time take its course
1run its course — run/take/its course phrase to develop in the usual way and reach a natural end The doctor said we just had to let the disease run its course. Thesaurus: to come to an endsynonym Main entry: course * * * …
2course — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 complete series of lessons or lectures ADJECTIVE ▪ computer, psychology, Spanish, etc. ▪ crash, intensive ▪ short …
3course — 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… …
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)¦ …
5course — 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 …
6course — I UK [kɔː(r)s] / US [kɔrs] noun [countable] Word forms course : singular course plural courses *** 1) a series of lessons or lectures in an academic subject or a practical skill a drama/secretarial/Spanish course course in: an introductory course …
7course*/*/*/ — [kɔːs] noun [C] I 1) a series of lessons or lectures in an academic subject or a practical skill a drama/secretarial/Spanish course[/ex] You could do a language course abroad.[/ex] The school runs courses for beginners.[/ex] She s on a management …
8Take — Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands, or… …
9take — take1 W1S1 [teık] v past tense took [tuk] past participle taken [ˈteıkən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(action)¦ 2¦(move)¦ 3¦(remove)¦ 4¦(time/money/effort etc)¦ 5¦(accept)¦ 6¦(hold something)¦ 7¦(travel)¦ 8 …
10take — I [[t]te͟ɪk[/t]] USED WITH NOUNS DESCRIBING ACTIONS ♦ takes, taking, took, taken (Take is used in combination with a wide range of nouns, where the meaning of the combination is mostly given by the noun. Many of these combinations are common… …
