- course
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 complete series of lessons or lecturesADJECTIVE▪ computer, psychology, Spanish, etc.▪ crash, intensive▪ short▪ two-day, two-week, etc.▪ advanced, beginners', intermediate, introductory▪ college-level, graduate-level (both AmE)▪ day (BrE), evening (esp. BrE), night (AmE)▪ elective (AmE)▪
Psychology is offered as an elective course.
▪ required (AmE)▪Students take required courses in music theory and performance.
▪ refresher, remedial▪He enrolled in a remedial mathematics course.
▪ induction (BrE)▪ training▪ correspondence, online, Web-based▪ external (BrE)▪ in-house (esp. BrE)VERB + COURSE▪ attend, do, take▪He took a crash course in Spanish.
▪ enrol on (BrE), join (esp. BrE), sign up for▪ teach▪ offer, run▪The school runs courses all year round.
▪ design, develop▪We have designed the course for students at all levels of ability.
▪ complete, finish▪She has completed a course in first aid.
▪ pass▪ fail, flunk (informal, esp. AmE)COURSE + VERB▪ run▪The course runs from January till March.
▪ consist of sth, cover sth, focus on sth, include sth▪The course consists of both lectures and practical workshops.
PREPOSITION▪ course in▪a course in art history
▪ course on▪a course on the development of capitalism
2 (esp. BrE) period of study at a college/universityADJECTIVE▪ full-time, part-time▪ one-year, two-year, etc.▪ access (BrE), foundation (BrE)▪ graduate, postgraduate, undergraduate▪ degree, diploma, honours/honors▪a joint-honours course in French and Russian (BrE)
▪ mathematics, physics, psychology, etc.▪ academic▪ vocational▪ sandwich (BrE)VERB + COURSE▪ offer, run▪the only university in the UK to offer courses in computer games technology
▪ complete, finish▪ drop out of3 route/directionVERB + COURSE▪ alter, change, reverse (esp. AmE)▪The boat altered course during the storm.
▪ chart, plot, set▪We set course for Vancouver Island.
▪ navigate, steer▪ follow▪The path follows the course of the river.
▪ resume▪The plane resumed its original course.
PREPOSITION▪ off course▪We're a long way off course.
▪ on course▪We're on course for our destination.
PHRASES▪ on a collision course▪The two planes were on a collision course.
▪ be blown off course▪The boat was blown off course.
4 way of actingADJECTIVE▪ best, better▪ prudent▪Taking action without knowing all the facts would not be a prudent course.
VERB + COURSE▪ adopt, choose, follow, pursue, steer, take▪She shrewdly steered a middle course between the two factions.
▪It was the best course of action to take in the circumstances.
COURSE + VERB▪ be open to sb▪It was the only course open to him.
PHRASES▪ a course of action5 development of sth over a period of timeADJECTIVE▪ natural, normal, usual▪It's best to let things follow their natural course.
VERB + COURSE▪ change▪an event that changed the course of his life
▪ reverse (esp. AmE)▪The dollar fell sharply for two days, and then reversed course.
▪ affect, decide, determine, dictate, influence, shape▪War has determined the course of much of human history.
▪ follow, run, take▪Her career followed a similar course to her sister's.
▪We could do nothing but let the disease run its course.
▪ resume▪Prices resumed their upward course.
PREPOSITION▪ during the course of▪during the course of the war
▪ in the course of▪In the course of time, I began to understand.
PHRASES▪ the course of history▪This was an event that changed the course of history.
▪ in due course (= at the appropriate time; eventually)▪ in the normal course of events, in the ordinary course of events▪In the normal course of events, you should get a reply by Monday.
▪ let nature take its course▪When the dog responded so badly to the treatment, we decided to let nature take its course (= stop treating it and let it die naturally).
6 part of a mealADJECTIVE▪ main▪ first, second, etc.PREPOSITION▪ for a/the course▪We had chicken for our main course.
7 in a sport/a raceADJECTIVE▪ golf▪ nine-hole▪ obstacle, race (usually racecourse) (BrE) (racetrack in AmE)VERB + COURSE▪ complete▪Only ten yachts completed the course.
▪ build, design8 series of medical treatmentsVERB + COURSE▪ give sb, put sb on▪She's been put on a course of injections.
▪ prescribe (sb)▪ take▪ complete, finish▪If you are prescribed antibiotics, it's important to finish the course.
PREPOSITION▪ course of▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}a course of antibiotics
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Collocations dictionary. 2013.
