Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

off course

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.32 in modern English

Syllables: of-f -course
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Not following the planned, or intended, route.

adv

Misspelling of of course.

Example Sentences

"The strong winds made the car go careering off course."
"Thinks I to myself, “Sol, you're run off your course again. This is a rich man's summer ‘cottage’ and if you don't look out there's likely to be some nice, lively dog taking an interest in your underpinning.” So I started to back away again into the bushes. But I hadn't backed more'n a couple of yards when I see something so amazing that I couldn't help scooching down behind the bayberries and looking at it."

Phrases

blow off course

Questions

What does off course mean?: Not following the planned, or intended, route.

How to pronounce off course

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