course

/ˈkȯrs/

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

noun

  1. the act or action of moving in a path from point to point

  2. the path over which something moves or extends: such as

  3. racecourse

the planets in their courses

verb

  1. to follow close upon : pursue

  2. to hunt or pursue (game) with hounds

  3. to cause (dogs) to run (as after game)

noun phrase

  1. curriculum

  2. course