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Kurs — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • course noun A structured series of lessons or lectures on a subject, often part of a qualification.
  • direction noun The line or path along which something moves or faces.
  • heading noun The title or short label at the top of a document, chapter, or section.
  • run verb To move quickly on foot, faster than walking.
  • tack noun A short nail with a broad, flat head.
  • track noun A rough path or trail, often left by repeated use.

Senses

Kurs is used for these senses in English:

  • course (education) A learning programme
  • direction A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).
  • heading (nautical and aeronautical) The direction into which a seagoing or airborne vessel's bow is pointing (apparent heading) and/or the direction into which it is actually moving relative to the ground (true heading)
  • run The route taken while running or skiing.
  • tack (figurative) A direction or course of action, especially a new one; a method or approach to solving a problem.
  • tack Any of the various equipment and accessories worn by horses in the course of their use as domesticated animals.
  • track A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc.

course — full definition

  1. noun A structured series of lessons or lectures on a subject, often part of a qualification.
  2. noun The path or direction that something (like a ship, plane, river, or plan of action) follows.
  3. noun One of the separate parts of a meal, served one after another.
  4. verb To flow or move quickly, especially of liquid.

direction — full definition

  1. noun The line or path along which something moves or faces.
  2. noun Guidance or instruction about what to do.
  3. noun The overall course a project, career, or plan is heading in.

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