Dictionary

of course en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /əv ˈkɔːs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /əv ˈkɔɹs/ (General-American)
• /əv ˈkoə(ɹ)s/ without the horse–hoarse merger
• (Mid-Atlantic, US) audio
• (Australia) audio

Meanings

1. (qualifier:now rare except in matter of course) That is part of ordinary behaviour or custom; customary, natural.
   • Had Francesca grown up by his side, she would have loved him; and a thousand indulgences, the result of careless good-nature, would have linked the child to the parent, till the mutual affection would have become a thing of course. 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVIII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 147:
   • I am not using a mere phrase of course, when I say that the feelings with which I bear a part in the ceremony of this day, are such as I find it difficult to utter in words. 1849, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Miscellaneous Writings:

Forms

Deriveds

matter of course

of course en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /əv ˈkɔːs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /əv ˈkɔɹs/ (General-American)
• /əv ˈkoə(ɹ)s/ without the horse–hoarse merger
• (Mid-Atlantic, US) audio
• (Australia) audio

Meanings

1. (archaic, not-comparable) In due course; as a matter of course; as a natural result.
   • Not tarrying long enough in the brain to be subject to reflection, the next sensations, of course, obliterate them. 1790, Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Men:
   • He inspired love and emulation wherever he appeared; envy and jealous rage followed of course; so that he became a very desirable, though a very dangerous acquaintance. 1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC:
   • It was at one time made a question whether giving the royal assent to a single bill did not of course put an end to the session. 1845, Henry John Stephen, New commentaries on the laws of England:
2. (not-comparable) Naturally; as would be expected; for obvious reasons, obviously.
   • You will of course surrender all your future rights to the property.
   • There were other flapper-era starlets, of course—Louise Brooks, Greta Garbo—but they were poseurs by comparison. 2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 1, 25:
   • Of course I know that!
   • “Heavens!” exclaimed Nina, “the blue-stocking and the fogy!—and yours are pale blue, Eileen!—you’re about as self-conscious as Drina—slumping there with your hair tumbling à la Mérode! Oh, it's very picturesque, of course, but a straight spine and good grooming is better.[…]” 1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter IX, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:
   • We tiptoed into the house, up the stairs and along the hall into the room where the Professor had been spending so much of his time. 'Twas locked, of course, but the Deacon man got a big bunch of keys out of his pocket and commenced to putter with the lock. 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter XIII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
   • Risk is everywhere. From tabloid headlines insisting that coffee causes cancer (yesterday, of course, it cured it) to stern government warnings about alcohol and driving, the world is teeming with goblins. For each one there is a frighteningly precise measurement of just how likely it is to jump from the shadows and get you. 2013 June 22, “Snakes and ladders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 76:

Forms

Deriveds

and of course · 'course · course

Synonyms

indisputably · naturally

Translations (181)

grc μέντοι (naturally) · sk samozrejme (naturally) · ko 당연 (naturally) · tk elbetde (naturally) · vls vaneigens (naturally) · nl natuurlijk (naturally) · fi tietysti (naturally) · avd البته (naturally) · gl evidentemente (naturally) · ne अवश्य पनि (naturally) · ka რა თქმა უნდა (naturally) · ky албетте (naturally) · el ασφαλώς (naturally) · ca per descomptat (naturally) · es por supuesto (naturally) · ko 그럼 (naturally) · km ថីមិន (naturally) · hu természetesen (naturally) · el βέβαια (naturally) · yi אַוודאי (naturally) · id iya lah (naturally) · ru коне́чно (naturally) · vi tất nhiên (naturally) · uk зві́сно (naturally) · sv såklart (naturally) · sv självklart (naturally) · nrf comme de raisaon (naturally) · io sendube (naturally) · bn অবশ্যই (naturally) · hu hogyne (naturally) · la quippe (naturally) · es por descontado (naturally) · yue 梗係 /梗系 (naturally) · bn অবশ্য (naturally) · tt әлбәттә (naturally) · fr évidemment (naturally) · es pues ya (naturally) · bo རྩོད་པ་མེད་པར (naturally) · sq natyrisht (naturally) · af natuurlik (naturally) · cmn 當然 /当然 (naturally) · tl dili-hindi (naturally) · sl sevéda (naturally) · ast naturalmente (naturally) · sh svȁkāko (naturally) · sv förstås (naturally) · vi dĩ nhiên (naturally) · gl por suposto (naturally) · dsb se wě (naturally) · ru а ка́к же (naturally) · ca evidentment (naturally) · kk әлбетте (naturally) · ru есте́ственно (naturally) · th แน่นอน (naturally) · nl tuurlijk (naturally) · alt а база (naturally) · ms sudah tentu (naturally) · my ဟုတ်တာပေါ့ (naturally) · is auðvitað (naturally) · ja 当たり前 (naturally) · be зразуме́ла (naturally) · it per forza (naturally) · hu nyilván (naturally) · da selvfølgelig (naturally) · hy անկասկած (naturally) · uk авже́ж (naturally) · fr bien sûr (naturally) · de selbstverständlich (naturally) · bo རྩོད་མི་དགོས་པར (naturally) · mn мэдээж (naturally) · hy իհարկե (naturally) · sv givetvis (naturally) · ba әлбиттә (naturally) · la scilicet (naturally) · cy wrth gwrs (naturally) · is náttúrulega (naturally) · fr naturellement (naturally) · ast por de cuntáu (naturally) · tr tabii ki (naturally) · id iya dong (naturally) · nb naturligvis (naturally) · ms sudah semestinya (naturally) · ru ещё бы (naturally) · prs اَلْبَتَّه (naturally) · gd nach eil fhios (naturally) · tr tabii (naturally) · uk зрозумі́ло (naturally) · hi अवश्य (naturally) · mk секако (naturally) · tg албатта (naturally) · io komprenende (naturally) · nn sjølvsagt (naturally) · mt mela (naturally) · lt žinoma (naturally) · nb selvfølgelig (naturally) · tl siyempre (naturally) · cs samozřejmě (naturally) · pt lógico (naturally) · bn আলবৎ (naturally) · ro desigur (naturally) · ga ar ndóigh (naturally) · lv protams (naturally) · ur ہَرْگِز (naturally) · bg разби́ра се (naturally) · ro bineînțeles (naturally) · my ဒါပော့ (naturally) · es right true (naturally) · be вядо́ма (naturally) · sh сва̏ка̄ко (naturally) · de sicher (naturally) · mk се разбира (naturally) · de allerdings (naturally) · de natürlich (naturally) · it senz'altro (naturally) · uz shubhasiz (naturally) · la nempe (naturally) · is að sjálfsögðu (naturally) · ca naturalment (naturally) · bo གདོན་མི་འཚལ་བར (naturally) · id tentu (naturally) · nl uiteraard (naturally) · el φυσικά (naturally) · eo kompreneble (naturally) · sh на́равно (naturally) · fr bien entendu (naturally) · ast claro (naturally) · fa-ira اَلْبَتِّه (naturally) · tr şüphesiz (naturally) · et ikka (naturally) · be натура́льна (naturally) · da naturligvis (naturally) · ur ضُرُور (naturally) · uz albatta (naturally) · ca oi tant (naturally) · ja 当然 (naturally) · an profes (naturally) · kl soorunami (naturally) · he כַּמּוּבָן (naturally) · fo sjálvandi (naturally) · es desde luego (naturally) · hsb so wě (naturally) · sq sigurisht (naturally) · it certo (naturally) · pl oczywiście (naturally) · hi ज़रूर (naturally) · ko 물론 (naturally) · hu persze (naturally) · ru разуме́ется (naturally) · sh náravno (naturally) · ca ben segur (naturally) · pt naturalmente (naturally) · ast dende llueu (naturally) · az əlbəttə (naturally) · fy fansels (naturally) · bcl siyempre (naturally) · ka რასაკვირველია (naturally) · lo ແນ່ນອນ (naturally) · ro firește (naturally) · hy անշուշտ (naturally) · et muidugi (naturally) · fi ilman muuta (naturally) · kk әрине (naturally) · tr elbette (naturally) · gd tha fhios (naturally) · sv naturligtvis (naturally) · ug ئەلۋەتتە (naturally) · pt claro (naturally) · ja 勿論 (naturally) · fi tietenkin (naturally) · it naturalmente (naturally) · uk звича́йно (naturally) · zza eya (diq) (naturally) · bo གོར་མ་ཆག་པར (naturally) · ar طَبْعًا (naturally) · nb selvsagt (naturally) · ka ცხადია (naturally) · fi totta kai (naturally) · ro sigur (naturally) · es claro (naturally) · ur بِٱلْکُل (naturally) · ast vaivá (naturally)

of course en · INTJ

Pronunciation

• /əv ˈkɔːs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /əv ˈkɔɹs/ (General-American)
• /əv ˈkoə(ɹ)s/ without the horse–hoarse merger
• (Mid-Atlantic, US) audio
• (Australia) audio

Meanings

1. Indicates enthusiastic agreement.
   • Will you come with me? — Of course!
2. Used to acknowledge thanks; a ritual reply to thank you.
   • Thank you! — Of course!

Forms

Deriveds

of course my horse

Synonyms

sure · yes · you're welcome · absolutely · you bet · sure thing · no problem

Translations (66)

bo ཡོད་དང་ཡོད (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · es de nada (used to acknowledge thanks) · fi tietysti (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · pt por nada (used to acknowledge thanks) · nb naturligvis (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · hu persze (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · la sānē (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · it certo (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · an masiau (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · uk звича́йно (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · sq po patjeter (used to acknowledge thanks) · es cómo no (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · ka რა თქმა უნდა (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · hu hogyne (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · de na klar (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · id iya dong (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · gl e logo (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · hu természetesen (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · io komprenende (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · hu naná (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · sm ae a (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · sjd конечнэ (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · es claro (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · ru ясен пень (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · id iya lah (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · ca ben segur (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · de selbstverständlich (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · ka როგორ არა (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · ca pla/prou que sí (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · pt claro (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · gl de nada (used to acknowledge thanks) · an profes (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · tl siyempre (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · es cómo no (used to acknowledge thanks) · ast de nada (used to acknowledge thanks) · gd mar eadh (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · fi tietenkin (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · de natürlich (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · de klaro (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · ru ясен хрен (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · mi āpāia (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · sjd ма̄рьтэ (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · ru коне́чно (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · eo kompreneble (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · bo ཡིན་དགོས་བྱུང (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · lv protams (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · ca oi tant (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · to ko ia foki (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · bo ཡིན་དང་ཡིན (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · nb selvsagt (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · cmn 當然 /当然 (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · pl oczywiście (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · nb selvfølgelig (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · fi ilman muuta (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · fi totta kai (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · ja 勿論 (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · es por nada (used to acknowledge thanks) · ro bineînțeles (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · fr bien sûr (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · es por supuesto (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · es no hay de qué (used to acknowledge thanks) · pl oczywiście (used to acknowledge thanks) · pt com certeza (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · pt de nada (used to acknowledge thanks) · zza eya (diq) (indicates enthusiastic agreement) · sjd зоа̄бэль (indicates enthusiastic agreement)