"on course" meaning in All languages combined

See on course on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Audio: En-au-on course.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From on + course. Etymology templates: {{m|en|on}} on, {{m|en|course}} course Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on course, {{en-PP}} on course
  1. (idiomatic) Following the intended route. Tags: idiomatic Translations (following the intended route): tartja az irányt (Hungarian), mārō (Maori)
    Sense id: en-on_course-en-prep_phrase-PrCwUbU0 Disambiguation of 'following the intended route': 98 1 1
  2. (idiomatic) Proceeding smoothly as planned. Tags: idiomatic Translations (proceeding smoothly as planned): úton van (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-on_course-en-prep_phrase-DnTNp0Ci Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 65 8 Disambiguation of 'proceeding smoothly as planned': 1 97 1
  3. (idiomatic) Likely to happen or to undergo something. Tags: idiomatic Translations (likely to happen or to undergo something): várományosa (english: getting a prize) (Hungarian), áll (english: to win or lose) (note: with -ra/-re) (Hungarian), úgy tűnik, … fog (hogy) (otherwise) (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-on_course-en-prep_phrase-pSyBUkO- Disambiguation of 'likely to happen or to undergo something': 1 2 98

Download JSON data for on course meaning in All languages combined (3.4kB)

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