Standard Lemma guide

courses

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: kôsʹĭz
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːsɪz/
  • General-American: kôrsʹĭz
  • General-American: /ˈkɔɹsɪz/
  • kōrsʹĭz rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
  • /ˈko(ː)ɹsɪz/ rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
  • /ˈkoəsɪz/ non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)sɪz
  • rhymes with (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) -oːɹsɪz
  • rhymes with (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) -oəsɪz
  • CMU ARPABET: K AO1 R S AH0 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: K AO1 R S IH0 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

plural of course

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Menses.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: euphemistic, obsolete, plural, plural-only

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

third-person singular simple present indicative of course

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Real reading context

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