Coursed

/kɔːrst/ verb

Definition

Past tense of 'course'; to move swiftly in pursuit of something, or to flow in a specified direction.

Etymology

From Old French 'courser,' derived from Latin 'currere' (to run). The past tense formation follows standard English patterns for verbs derived from Romance languages.

Kelly Says

When architects 'coursed' stone in medieval buildings, they laid it in neat horizontal lines—the same word for laying bricks and for a hunting dog chasing prey shows how 'coursing' means any purposeful movement in a particular pattern.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ረገጠና
reh-geh-teh-nah
ARالعربية
جري
jah-ree
BNবাংলা
দৌড়েছি
dau-rah-chee
CACatalà
córrer
koh-reh
CSČeština
uběhl
oo-beh-hl
DADansk
løb
lyohb
DEDeutsch
gelaufen
gah-loh-fen
ELΕλληνικά
τρέξαμε
treh-ksah-meh
ESEspañol
corrido
koh-ree-thoh
FAفارسی
دویدم
doh-veed-am
FISuomi
juoksi
yoh-oh-kee
FRFrançais
coursé
koo-rah-seh
GUGU
દોડ્યું
doh-dyoon
HAHA
gudu
goo-doo
HEעברית
רצנו
rah-tsah-noo
HIहिन्दी
दौड़
dau-rah
HUMagyar
futott
foo-toht
IDBahasa Indonesia
berlari
behr-lah-ree
IGIG
ọsọsọ
oh-soh-soh
ITItaliano
corsa
kohr-sah
KKKK
жүгіру
zhoo-gee-roo
KMKM
រត់
roh
MRMR
धावलो
dhaa-vah-loh
MSBahasa Melayu
berlari
behr-lah-ree
MYမြန်မာ
ပြေးခဲ့
pyay hkeh
NLNederlands
gelopen
gah-loh-pen
NONorsk
løp
lyohp
PAPA
ਦੌੜਿਆ
dau-rah-ee-ah
PLPolski
biegł
byeh-gwoh
PTPortuguês
corrido
koh-ree-thoh
RORomână
alergat
ah-leh-rah-gah-t
RUРусский
пробежал
proh-beh-zahl
SVSvenska
sprang
sprahng
SWKiswahili
kukimbia
koo-kee-mbee-ah
TAதமிழ்
ஓடினேன்
oh-dee-nayn
TEతెలుగు
పరిగెత్తాను
pah-ree-gay-thah-noo
THไทย
วิ่ง
wing
TLTL
tumakbo
too-mahk-boh
TRTürkçe
koştu
koh-sh-too
UKУкраїнська
біг
beehg
URاردو
دوڑا
doh-rah
VITiếng Việt
chạy
chah-y
YOYO
sàrò
sah-roh
ZUZU
bhala
bah-lah

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