[ count ] two people who are married or in a romantic relationship
A young couple lives next door.
cou • pon / ' kupan ; ' kyupan / noun [ count ] a small piece of paper that you can use to buy things at a lower price, or that you can collect and use instead of money to buy things
cour • age / ' kэrIdз / noun [ noncount ]
not being afraid, or not showing that you are afraid when
you do something dangerous or difficult
She showed great courage in the face of danger.
—SYNONYM bravery
► cou • ra • geous / kэ ' reIdзэs / adjective
a courageous young man —SYNONYM brave
cour • i • er / Ъэг1эг ; ' ^йэг/ noun [ count ]
a person whose job is to deliver important papers,
packages, etc. somewhere
He had a summer job as a bike courier.
course Ф / kors / noun
[ count ] a set of classes on a certain subject He's taking a course in computer programming.
[ count ] one separate part of a meal a three-course meal
I had chicken for my main course .
[ count ] ( sports ) a piece of ground for some sports a golf course
a racecourse
[ noncount ] the direction that something moves in We followed the course of the river.
The plane had to change course because of the storm.
[ noncount ] the time when something is happening His cell phone rang six times during the course of dinner.
of course
certainly
Of course I'll help you.
"Can I use your phone?" "Of course."
"Are you angry with me?" "Of course not!"
COUrt Ф /kort/ noun
[ count, noncount ] the place where a judge or a group of people (called a jury ) decide if a person has done something wrong, and what the punishment will be
a court of law
The man will appear in court tomorrow.
[ count ] ( sports ) a piece of ground where you can play certain sports
a tennis court a basketball court Thesaurus
field an area of land used for playing team sports such as baseball, football, and soccer: a baseball/football field ♦ The team ran out on the field. ♦ The school has its own playing field .
court an area where certain ball games are played: a basketball/tennis/squash court ♦ He won after only 52 minutes on the court.
stadium a large place with seats around the sides where you can watch sports: a football/sports stadium ballpark an area where baseball is played: The batter hit one right out of the ballpark.
track an area with a special surface for people or cars to have races on: a running/racing track ♦ track and field events (= which involve running, jumping, and throwing )
cour • te • ous / ' 1эг^ / adjective
polite and showing respect for other people
cour • te • sy / ' ka-tsssi / noun
[ noncount ]
polite behavior that shows respect for other people
court • house / korthaus / noun [ count ] a building where courts of law and other government offices are
court • room / ' kortrum / noun [ count ]
a room where trials or other court cases are held Everyone stood when the judge entered the courtroom.
court • yard / ' kortyard / noun [ count ]
an open space without a roof, inside a building or between buildings
COUS. in Ф / 'kvzn/ noun [ count ] the child of your aunt or uncle Do your cousins live here in the States?
COV .er 1©/ 'клуэг/ verb ( cov ers, cov . er . ing, cov ered )
to put one thing over another thing to hide it or to keep it safe or warm
Cover the floor with old newspapers before you start painting.
She covered her eyes during the scary part of the movie.
to be all over something or someone Snow covered the ground.
