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Meaning of "lay a course" in the English dictionary

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WHAT DOES LAY A COURSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lay a course in the English dictionary

The definition of lay a course in the dictionary is to sail on a planned course without tacking. Other definition of lay a course is to plan an action.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LAY A COURSE

lay
lay a finger on
lay aboard
lay an egg
lay analyst
lay aside
lay at someone´s door
lay away
lay bare
lay brother
lay claim to
lay days
lay down
lay down one´s arms
lay down the law
lay figure
lay hands on
lay hold of
lay in
lay into

WORDS THAT END LIKE LAY A COURSE

as a matter of course
Bourse
concourse
course
crash course
discourse
golf course
in due course
intercourse
main course
matter of course
matter-of-course
nurse
of course
par for the course
racecourse
recourse
required course
run its course
sexual intercourse
training course

Synonyms and antonyms of lay a course in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lay a course» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LAY A COURSE

Find out the translation of lay a course to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lay a course from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lay a course» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

躺在课程
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sentar un curso
570 millions of speakers

English

lay a course
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक कोर्स रखना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وضع دورة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

заложить курс
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

colocar um curso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একটি কোর্স রাখা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jeter un cours
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Meletakkan kursus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Natürlich lag ein
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コースを築く
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

과정 을 마련
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lay ing dalan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đặt một khóa học
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரு போக்கை போடுங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एक कोर्स ठेवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kurs düzenlemek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

porre un corso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

leżał na kurs
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

закласти курс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pune un curs
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

να ορίσει μια πορεία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lê ´n kursus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lägga en kurs
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lå et kurs
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lay a course

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LAY A COURSE»

The term «lay a course» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.524 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LAY A COURSE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lay a course

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAY A COURSE»

Discover the use of lay a course in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lay a course and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Dictionary of the Art of Printing
Therefore they first make a circle on the ground capable to hold these five pots, and wider yet by three or four inches round about : then within this circle they lay a course of bricks close to one another to fill the plain of that platform, with their ...
William Savage, 1841
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MotorBoating
To lay a course for a buoy lying perhaps twenty or thirty miles beyond the horizon , or even two hundred miles, as I once saw, and after running for hours with no other guidance, to bring the boat to the exact spot desired, is not only a delight to  ...
3
The English Housewife
To bake the best marrow bone pie, after you have mixed the crusts of the best sort of pastes, and raised the coffin in such manner as you please, you shall first in the bottom thereof lay a course of marrow of beef mixed with currants; then upon ...
Michael R. Best, 1994
4
MotorBoating
... we wish to lay a course for the bell buoy at B. The Current Tables show a zyz- knot current setting N E by N and our slack water speed is 9 knots. The first step is to lay the course we wish to make good from A to B. This figures out N V; W. AC  ...
5
A Way to Get Wealth: Containing Six Principal Vocations, Or ...
I . 1To bake the best Marrow-bone pye, aficr you have mixt the crusis of the best sort of palls, and raised the coffin in such 3 manner as you please; you (hall firii in the bottom thereof lay a course of Marrow of Bees,mixt with Currants , then upon  ...
Gervase Markham, Simon Harward, William Lawson, 1676
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Motorboating - ND
Leaving Crab Creek our course is down the middle of the bay past Cove Point; continuing on past Point Lookout turn to starboard into the Potomac River, and lay a course for the entrance of the Coan River; follow the markers carefully, and  ...
7
Magazine of Botany and Gardening British and Foreign: ...
After having laid a floor, as hinted ahove, of ashes, stone chips, gravel, or hrick- hats, so as to keep the hed quite dry, and free from under -damp, lay a course of horse-droppings six inches thick. These should he new from the stahle, and must  ...
James Burnett, 1837
8
Exploring Coastal Mississippi: A Guide to the Marine Waters ...
From this ICW marker, one should lay a course to the flashing red beacon #2 that lies just west of the charted Square Handkerchief Shoal and just over 2 nautical miles south of the CSX Railroad Bridge. This course is a run of 5.5 nautical miles  ...
Scott B. Williams, 2004
9
Cruising Ports: The Central American Route
Coastal Route: From Livingston in Guatemala, you can round Punta Tres Puntos (10 n.m.) and lay a course into sheltered Puerto Cortes (38 n.m.) using the marked Punta Caballos channel. Clearing the NW shore of Punta Caballos, you can ...
Patricia Miller Rains, Patricia Miller, 2000
10
The Complete Practical Farmer: Being a Plain and Familiar ...
After having laid," says he, " a floor upon the surface of the ground, of ashes, stone chips, gravel, or brick bats, so that the ground will be dry, and free from under-damp, lay a course of horse droppings new from the stable, six inches thick.
R. H. Budd, 1835

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAY A COURSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lay a course is used in the context of the following news items.
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If you miss your Aunt Hattie's reprimands, here's a voice you can …
Seeing Parks staring out — unsmiling, in spectacles and hat, hands neatly folded in her lap — shows me true north as I lay a course for my day. «Washington Post, Feb 15»
2
Investment Board gears up for PDA talks on Tamakoshi III hydel …
... head of external affairs at IBN, a board meeting which is likely to be held in the next two weeks will lay a course for the PDA negotiations. «E Kantipur, Feb 15»
3
Democratic Rifts Surface in Wake of Midterm Election Defeat
Some Democrats saw his speech as an effort to lay a course for the party that might position him for a spot higher in the party hierarchy. «Wall Street Journal, Nov 14»
4
Sawarn goes all out, grabs bronze
We go to a place, lay a course, run a race and then go home. We don't have a permanent centre where there is a grand-stand, where there is a ... «The Hindu, Sep 14»
5
Don't Tease the Politicians
... was right, then we would not need democracy, instead just sit down and anyone could lay a course of action as all thinking would be same. «The Newslaundry, Aug 13»
6
How Africa's First Female President Led Her Country Back from the …
She knows that the best she can do is lay a course that will be difficult to reverse. [Read the U.S. News debate: Given The Current Deficit Crisis, ... «U.S. News & World Report, May 13»
7
TRACK AND FIELD: Stephens' road back leads to regional meet
... Region I-1A Division II Track and Field Championships in Levelland, behind him will lay a course that had a much more cloudy and contorted ... «Odessa American, Apr 13»
8
The Ghost Of Yom Kippur, Israel's Pearl Harbor
... is clear that the lessons of 1973 continue to drive Israeli policymakers as they lay a course for ensuring Israel's survival for the next 39 years. «Algemeiner, Oct 12»
9
How Bootham School built on wartime bombing experience
... from the bomb-damaged building, and the boys were then taught the various techniques of how to handle a trowel and how to lay a course of ... «The Press, York, May 12»
10
Heading to Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida for The Players …
... tee to let your driver out of the bag. McCumber, a Jacksonville native, demonstrates again his ability to lay a course gently on the local terrain. «WorldGolf.com, Apr 11»

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