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course
Noun
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In school, a course is a class in a specific subject.
The science course was very difficult.
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A course is the path that something follows in space or in time.
During the course of the evening, things went from bad to worse.
The economy grew quickly over the course of the next few years.
In the course of testing the drug, they found new uses for it.
One teacher can completely change the course of your life.
We'll have to let the disease take its course.
It is important that we decide now on the future course for the company.
The wind kept blowing the boat off course.
The course of the river has changed over time.
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For a meal, a course is one part of a meal such as dessert.
We usually do not eat a meal with nine courses.
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Some games are played on a course.
The game of golf is played on a golf course.
course
Verb
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If something courses, it runs or flows through something.
Blood courses through the veins and arteries in our bodies.
The oil coursed through the engine.
structure
Noun
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The structure of something is the way that it is put together.
The structure of her writing makes it very easy to understand.
The social structure of a class is often very complex.
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A structure is something that has been built or put together, especially something big, such as a building.
The CN tower is the tallest structure in Toronto.
structure
Verb
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If you structure something in a particular way, you organise or build it that way.
Prepare a list of questions to structure the interview.