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Definition: Of Course |
Of CourseAdverb1. As might be expected; "naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Of CourseSynonyms: course (adv), naturally (adv). (additional references) |
| Antonym: unnaturally (adv). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Assent | Adverb: yes, yea, ay, aye, true; good; well; very well, very true; well and good; granted; even so, just so; to be sure, "thou hast said", you said it, you said a mouthful; truly, exactly, precisely, that's just it, indeed, certainly, you bet, certes, ex concesso; of course, unquestionably, assuredly, no doubt, doubtless; naturally, natch. |
Certainty | Adverb: certainly; Adjective: for certain, certes, sure, no doubt, doubtless, and no mistake, flagrante delicto, sure enough, to be sure, of course, as a matter of course, a coup sur, to a certainty; in truth; (truly); at any rate, at all events; without fail; coute que coute, coute qu'il coute; whatever may happen, if the worst come to the worst; come what may, happen what may, come what will; sink or swim; rain or shine. |
Conformity | Adverb: conformably; Adjective: by rule; agreeably to; in conformity with, in accordance with, in keeping with; according to; consistently with; as usual, ad instar, instar omnium; more solito, more-majorum. for the sake of conformity; as a matter of course, of course; pro forma, for form's sake, by the card. |
Consent | Adverb: OK, yes; (assent); by all means; (willingly); no problem; if you please, as you please; be it so, so be it, well and good, of course; please do; don't hesitate. |
Demonstration | Follow, follow of course, follow as a matter of course, follow necessarily; stand to reason; hold good, hold water. |
Adverb: of course, in consequence, consequently, as a matter of course; necessarily, of necessity. | |
Effect | Adverb: of course, it follows that, naturally, consequently; as a consequence, in consequence; through, all along of, necessarily, eventually. |
Expectance | Interjection: no wonder; of course. |
Adverb: naturally, as a matter of course. | |
Impulse | Common state of things, general state of things, natural state of things, ordinary state of things, ordinary course of things, ordinary run of things; matter of course; beaten path, beaten track, beaten ground. |
Adjective: habitual; accustomary; prescriptive, accustomed; Verb: of daily occurrence, of everyday occurrence; consuetudinary; wonted, usual, general, ordinary, common, frequent, everyday, household, garden variety, jog, trot; well-trodden, well-known; familiar, vernacular, trite, commonplace, conventional, regular, set, stock, established, stereotyped; prevailing, prevalent; current, received, acknowledged, recognized, accredited; of course, admitted, understood. | |
Necessity | Adverb: necessarily; adVerb: of necessity, of course; ex necessitate rei; needs must; perforce; nolens volens; will he nil he, willy nilly, bon gre mal gre, willing or unwilling, coute que coute. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Of course i don't know that yet, and in a way i am dead already. (American Beauty; writing credit: Alan Ball) Oh, of course you have. (The Matrix Reloaded; writing credit: Andy Wachowski; Larry Wachowski) You'll have to wear a beard for that one of course. (Singin' in the Rain; writing credit: Betty Comden; Adolph Green) Or have you ever, like, seen somebody? And you knew that, if only that person really knew you, they would, well, they would of course dump the perfect model that they were with, and realize that you were the one that they wanted to, just, grow old with. (While You Were Sleeping; writing credit: Daniel G. Sullivan and Fredric LeBow.) Well, I couldn't afford a place like this in a million years unless, of course, I'm discovered and become a movie star. (Mulholland Dr.; writing credit: David Lynch) | |
Lyrics | I want you to know I known the truth, of course I know it. (Wind beneath my wings; performing artist: BETTE MIDLER) Double R so of course it's better (Put Ya Hands Up; performing artist: KISS) I of course replied something here inside cannot be denied ("Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"; performing artist: The Platters) Then the picadors of course, (In Old Mexico; performing artist: Tom Lehrer) | |
Clever | Of course I don't look busy. I did it right the first time. (references; author: unknown) It used to be only death and taxes were inevitable. Now, of course, there's shipping and handling, too. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Of Course Ducks (1966) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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![]() | Delirium of course but so real. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | May I introduce my friend, Mr. Cameron? : Debutante from the wilds: of course, what d'yer suppose I come for?. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Of course I wouldn't fire Ezra Benson!. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Of course you know, Captain, there's alcohol in everything that grows : I know ... Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Why of course he's on board, father, they'd never be cheering like that if he weren't. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Of course there's an abominable snowman!. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Low blows? Of course!. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Spring pastimes. The sidewalks are preempted -- and the streets of course are ... Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | "Loyalty tests? Essential to security. Movie censorship? Of course! Should left-wingers be jailed? Naturally. What's that. Should food be rationed? Ridiculous! Who wants to live in a police state?". Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Everybody's doing it, Doing what? Paying taxes, of course. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Author | Quotation |
Heinrich Heine | Of course God will forgive me; that's His job. |
| Sleep is lovely, death is better still, not to have been born is of course the miracle. | |
Lord Byron | I am about to be married, and am of course in all the misery of a man in pursuit of happiness. |
Lucius Annaeus Seneca | It is better, of course, to know useless things than to know nothing. |
Oscar Wilde | We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except, of course, language. |
Star Valley Independent | Of course, some guys carry marriage too far. Like the bigamist who found that two rites make a wrong. |
Theodore Roosevelt | Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better than certain kinds of peace. |
William Pitt | Poverty of course is no disgrace, but it is damned annoying. |
| Poverty, of course, is no disgrace, but it is damned annoying. | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Author | Date | Quotation |
John Locke | 1690 | And therefore we see, that in assemblies, impowered to act by positive laws, where no number is set by that positive law which impowers them, the act of the majority passes for the act of the whole, and of course determines, as having, by the law of nature and reason, the power of the whole. (Second Treatise of Government) |
Communist Manifesto | 1848 | These measures will of course be different in different countries. (reference) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Title | Author | Quote |
Emma | Austen, Jane | She was, of course, the object of their joint dislike. |
Sylvie and Bruno | Carroll, Lewis | Of course Bruno understood all this, easily enough. |
A Christmas Carol | Dickens, Charles | Of course he did. |
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency | Douglas Adams | Though that, of course, was merely a discovery. |
Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | Little Pearl, of course, was her companion. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Of course each had his mistress. |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | Sunday of course. |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | And ropes, of course. |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | By night, of course, the perplexity is infinitely greater. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Infections, of course, need to be treated promptly. (references) | |
Counseling and referral are, of course, required by ethical research practice. (references) | ||
The ultimate hope, of course, is not just to minimize damage, but to foster recovery. (references) | ||
Business | Pricing has of course become a critical competitive factor. (references) | |
This, of course, generally results in price advantages for U.S. suppliers. (references) | ||
Ultimately, of course, the goal of the foreign HCP is to care for a predominantly Chinese patient population. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Indonesia | The officers demanded that facilitators provide proof of prior notification about the conference, a written explanation of course activities, and a list of the participants before allowing the workshop to continue. (references) |
Economic History | Thailand | Success, of course, can only be measured by the economy's performance. (references) |
Egypt | In selling to the Egyptian government, one will of course deal directly with the client agency. (references) | |
Trade | Norway | It is expected that more control will be enforced on products from third-country suppliers (this, of course, includes the United States), primarily concentrating on toys, pharmaceuticals and some foodstuffs. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | STORY, n. A narrative, commonly untrue. The truth of the stories here following has, however, not been successfully impeached. One evening Mr. Rudolph Block, of New York, found himself seated at dinner alongside Mr. Percival Pollard, the distinguished critic. "Mr. Pollard," said he, "my book, The Biography of a Dead Cow, is published anonymously, but you can hardly be ignorant of its authorship. Yet in reviewing it you speak of it as the work of the Idiot of the Century. Do you think that fair criticism?" "I am very sorry, sir," replied the critic, amiably, "but it did not occur to me that you really might not wish the public to know who wrote it." Mr. W.C. Morrow, who used to live in San Jose, California, was addicted to writing ghost stories which made the reader feel as if a stream of lizards, fresh from the ice, were streaking it up his back and hiding in his hair. San Jose was at that time believed to be haunted by the visible spirit of a noted bandit named Vasquez, who had been hanged there. The town was not very well lighted, and it is putting it mildly to say that San Jose was reluctant to be out o' nights. One particularly dark night two gentlemen were abroad in the loneliest spot within the city limits, talking loudly to keep up their courage, when they came upon Mr. J.J. Owen, a well-known journalist. "Why, Owen," said one, "what brings you here on such a night as this? You told me that this is one of Vasquez' favorite haunts! And you are a believer. Aren't you afraid to be out?" "My dear fellow," the journalist replied with a drear autumnal cadence in his speech, like the moan of a leaf-laden wind, "I am afraid to be in. I have one of Will Morrow's stories in my pocket and I don't dare to go where there is light enough to read it." Rear-Admiral Schley and Representative Charles F. Joy were standing near the Peace Monument, in Washington, discussing the question, Is success a failure? Mr. Joy suddenly broke off in the middle of an eloquent sentence, exclaiming: "Hello! I've heard that band before. Santlemann's, I think." "I don't hear any band," said Schley. "Come to think, I don't either," said Joy; "but I see General Miles coming down the avenue, and that pageant always affects me in the same way as a brass band. One has to scrutinize one's impressions pretty closely, or one will mistake their origin." While the Admiral was digesting this hasty meal of philosophy General Miles passed in review, a spectacle of impressive dignity. When the tail of the seeming procession had passed and the two observers had recovered from the transient blindness caused by its effulgence -- "He seems to be enjoying himself," said the Admiral. "There is nothing," assented Joy, thoughtfully, "that he enjoys one-half so well." The illustrious statesman, Champ Clark, once lived about a mile from the village of Jebigue, in Missouri. One day he rode into town on a favorite mule, and, hitching the beast on the sunny side of a street, in front of a saloon, he went inside in his character of teetotaler, to apprise the barkeeper that wine is a mocker. It was a dreadfully hot day. Pretty soon a neighbor came in and seeing Clark, said: "Champ, it is not right to leave that mule out there in the sun. He'll roast, sure! -- he was smoking as I passed him." "O, he's all right," said Clark, lightly; "he's an inveterate smoker." The neighbor took a lemonade, but shook his head and repeated that it was not right. He was a conspirator. There had been a fire the night before: a stable just around the corner had burned and a number of horses had put on their immortality, among them a young colt, which was roasted to a rich nut-brown. Some of the boys had turned Mr. Clark's mule loose and substituted the mortal part of the colt. Presently another man entered the saloon. "For mercy's sake!" he said, taking it with sugar, "do remove that mule, barkeeper: it smells." "Yes," interposed Clark, "that animal has the best nose in Missouri. But if he doesn't mind, you shouldn't." In the course of human events Mr. Clark went out, and there, apparently, lay the incinerated and shrunken remains of his charger. The boys idd not have any fun out of Mr. Clarke, who looked at the body and, with the non-committal expression to which he owes so much of his political preferment, went away. But walking home late that night he saw his mule standing silent and solemn by the wayside in the misty moonlight. Mentioning the name of Helen Blazes with uncommon emphasis, Mr. Clark took the back track as hard as ever he could hook it, and passed the night in town. General H.H. Wotherspoon, president of the Army War College, has a pet rib-nosed baboon, an animal of uncommon intelligence but imperfectly beautiful. Returning to his apartment one evening, the General was surprised and pained to find Adam (for so the creature is named, the general being a Darwinian) sitting up for him and wearing his master's best uniform coat, epaulettes and all. "You confounded remote ancestor!" thundered the great strategist, "what do you mean by being out of bed after naps? -- and with my coat on!" Adam rose and with a reproachful look got down on all fours in the manner of his kind and, scuffling across the room to a table, returned with a visiting-card: General Barry had called and, judging by an empty champagne bottle and several cigar-stumps, had been hospitably entertained while waiting. The general apologized to his faithful progenitor and retired. The next day he met General Barry, who said: "Spoon, old man, when leaving you last evening I forgot to ask you about those excellent cigars. Where did you get them?" General Wotherspoon did not deign to reply, but walked away. "Pardon me, please," said Barry, moving after him; "I was joking of course. Why, I knew it was not you before I had been in the room fifteen minutes." |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Al Hunt | Joe Lieberman, of course, is the first person of Jewish faith to be on a national ticket. You have a very large Arab-American population in your area. |
Brad Silberling | Yeah, yeah. And so when I met Amy, I said to her, OK, I'm the guy, of course, who is going to be worried. And I don't want to be that person. |
David Letterman | Nothing's wrong with your brother, but you know by now they're in it for the free meal. You must know by now that that's why they're here. Of course, look at them. |
Jack Hanna | Never again will I do it. It was like a bullet going between my legs. Of course I held you know what so nothing would happen. I'll tell you that. It's unbelievable. |
Mariane Pearl | Good days, bad days, of course. It is difficult. I mean, personally, of course, but also, I do have a lot of strength also. |
Marla Hanson | I'm taking a break and I'm trying to concentrate on an acting career, which will of course take some training and some time, and I'm going to give myself the time to do that. |
Rush Limbaugh | Of course Daschle wants Bush to forget the polls, because they show that the American people support the president! |
Tim McGraw | I called my mom at work, and of course, she came immediately home. We drove around for a long time and she explained everything to me. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Thomas Jefferson | 1801-1809 | An animal whose body is at rest, and who does not reflect, must be disposed to sleep of course. |
James Madison | 1809-1817 | Your attention will of course be drawn to such provisions on the subject of our naval force as may be required for the services to which it may be best adapted. |
Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | Of course there are cases of individual hardship in retention of personnel in the service. |
John F. Kennedy | 1961-1963 | Concessions, in this bargaining, must of course be reciprocal, not unilateral. |
Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | Well, they were restless, of course, and they had to be moving on. |
Gerald Ford | 1974-1977 | While he is, of course, ultimately accountable to the Congress, the courts, and the people, he and his emissaries must not be handicapped in advance in their relations with foreign governments as has sometimes happened in the past. |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | Private industry will, of course, play a major role in developing the United States' coal export facilities. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | Unless, of course, you're talking about red ink. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Expressions using "of course": a matter of course ♦ alteration of course ♦ as a matter of course ♦ change of course ♦ matter of course ♦ matter of course approach. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "of course"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Afrikaans | natuurlik (natural, naturally). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | sigurisht (assuredly, by all means, certainly, Certes, decidedly, definitely, doubtless, indeed, sure, surely, ywis), natyrisht (certainly, matter of course, naturally, surely, you bet). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | من غير ريب (absolutely, alright, assuredly, decidedly, distinctly, easily, really, sure, surely, verily), قطعا (absolutely, decidedly, definitely, firmly, in no way, noway, on no account, sure), طبعا (certainly, naturally), بالتاكيد (indeed, obviously, point blank, surely, undoubtedly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basque | noski. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Breton | evel-just. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | разбира се (absolutely, admittedly, assuredly, certainly, definitely, naturally, necessarily, needless to say, rather, sure, sure enough, to be sure, you bet), понятно (clearly, plainly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Catalan | naturalment. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 當然 (as it should be, certainly, only natural, without doubt), 本來 (at first, it goes without saying, original, originally). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Croatian | naravno. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | ovšem (absolutely, admittedly, indeed, naturally, sure, surely), zajisté (sure, surely), samozřejmì (certainly, naturally, obviously, surely), samozøejmì, jistì (assuredly, certainly, definitely, easily, for certain, sure, surely, verily). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | kursaendring (change of course, diversion), i de sidste to-tre aar er der sket en interessant udvikling inden for avancerede boreskibe med turret-forankring,som goer det muligt for fartoejet at staevne soeen,og endvidere er de vellykkede dinamiske positionsfastholdelse jo kommet frem,hvorved det er (the last two or three years have seen some interesting developments in sophisticated drillships with turret mooring allowing the vessel to keep head to sea and of course the introduction of successful dynamic positioning permitting vessels to operate in u). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | natuurlijk (naturally), natuurlýk (natural, naturally, unforced), dat spreekt vanzelf, begrijpelijkerwijs (understandably), begrýpelýkerwýs (for obvious reasons, understandably). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | kompreneble. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Estonian | muidugi. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faeroese | til at skilja, sjálvandi (naturally). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | tietysti (certainly! naturally). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Flemish | natuurlijk. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | naturellement, bien entendu. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | natürlich (artless, certainly, elemental, inbuilt, natural, naturally, physical, simple, unadorned, unaffected, unaffectedly, unforced, unpretentious, unpretentiously, unsophisticated, unstudied, unstudiedly, untaught), selbstverständlich (as a matter of course, natural, obvious, self evident, self-evident, to be sure). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | βέβαια (certainly, sure), βεβαίωσ (assuredly, certainly, surely), φυσικά (certainly, naturally). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | כמובן (apparently, certainly, naturally, obviously, probably). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | természetesen (certainly, certes, naturally, necessarily, to be sure, unconventionally). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Icelandic | auðvitað. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | karuan saja (by all means). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | sicuramente (assuredly, certain, certainly, safe, safely, sure, unmistaken), naturalmente (naturally), certo (absolute, assured, certain, certainly, positive, rather, secure, sure, unmistakable, yes), certamente (absolutely, certainly, jolly, rather, sure, surely), beninteso (well understood). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 矢張り (absolutely, also, as I thought, in spite of, still), 矢っ張り (absolutely, also, as I thought, in spite of, still), 無論 (naturally), 更なり , 勿論 (certainly, naturally), オクタン価 (enthusiast, fantasy object for masturbation, geek, honor, love affair with colleague, masturbation, nerd, Occam, ocean space explorer, Oceania, octane value, octet, odometer, off, off the record, offence, offense, offer, office, office automation, office computer, office girl, office lady, office wife, officer, official, official handicap, official record, off-season, offshore, offshore center, offshore fund, off-side, Ohio, Oklahoma, okra, OL, onanism, onion, onomatopoeia, onyx, opal, opinion, opinion leader, orchestra, Oscar, oscillograph, oscilloscope, Oslo, osmium, OSPER, ostracism, ostrich, ostrich policy, Othello, Ottawa, Oxford, oxtail, ozone, ozone hole, respectable person), となりの芝"は'い (also called, certainly, construction worker, last, rather, scaffold erector, the grass is always greener on the other side, to be sure, totteringly, trudgingly, where ... is concerned). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | さらなり, オフコース , むろ" (naturally), やっぱり (absolutely, also, as I thought, in spite of, still), やはり (absolutely, also, as I thought, in spite of, still), もちろ" (certainly, naturally), とも (certainly, rather, to be sure). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Luxembourgish | natiirlech. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norwegian | selvfølgelig. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ofay oursecay oczywiście, rozumie się. (various references) decerto, compreensivelmente (comprehensibly). (various references) fireşte (doubtlessly, indeed, naturally, quite). (various references) конечно (assuredly, bet you, by all means, certainly, I should say so, naturally, sure, surely). (various references) koji se podrazumeva (implied, matter of course). (various references) seveda. (various references) por supuesto (definitely, sure thing, surely). (various references) naturligtvis (naturally, needless to say), givetvis (naturally, quite). (various references) tabii (certainly, natural, sure, surely). (various references) elbetde. (various references) звичайно (absolutely, admittedly, as a rule, assuredly, certainly, clearly, commonly, definitely, familiarly, generally, habitually, mostly, natch, naturally, normally, on course, ordinarily, sure, sure thing, surely, usually, vulgarly), авжеж. (various references) việc tất nhiên (matter of course), tất nhiên (assuredly, certainly, matter of course, natural, naturally), đương nhiên (course, matter of course, natural). (various references) wrth gwrs. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | nempe, nimirum, quippe, scilicet, videlicet. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
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"Of Course" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: ofcourse. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-f-o-o-r-s-u" | |
-1 letter: focuser, refocus. | |
-2 letters: cerous, cooers, course, crouse, forces, fresco, fucose, roscoe, source. | |
-3 letters: ceros, cooer, coofs, cores, corse, cruse, cures, curfs, curse, ecrus, euros, focus, force, fores, fours, froes, roofs, roose, roues, rouse, score, scour, scurf, sucre. | |
-4 letters: cero, coof, coos, core, corf, cors, crus, cues, cure, curf, curs, ecru, ecus, eros, euro, feus. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-f-o-o-r-s-u" | |
+1 letter: ferocious, fourscore, overfocus. | |
+2 letters: cofounders, coniferous, forecourts, vociferous. | |
+3 letters: confounders, ferociously, fluoroscope, foreclosure, overfocused, overfocuses. | |
+4 letters: colorfulness, counterflows, counterfoils, fluoroscoped, fluoroscopes, foreclosures, overfocusing, overfocussed, overfocusses, vociferously. | |
+5 letters: carboniferous, counterforces, counteroffers, cuckooflowers, ferociousness, fluorochromes, fluoroscopies, overfocussing. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Photo Album 7. Quotations: Familiar 8. Quotations: Historic | 9. Quotations: Fiction 10. Quotations: Non-fiction 11. Quotations: Spoken 12. Quotations: Speeches | 13. Expressions 14. Translations: Modern 15. Translations: Ancient 16. Derivations | 17. Anagrams 18. Bibliography |
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