take its course
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.26 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To progress in a natural manner without interference.
Example Sentences
- "Fortunately, Frank had devised a cool way of getting down the seemingly endless staircase. He’d found an old laundry basket, and with felt-tip pens had painted it with the colours of Queenie – red, white and blue. All he had to do was sit at the top of the staircase, and then let gravity take its course."
- "King Charles has insisted “the law must take its course” after detectives took the unprecedented step of arresting his brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of misconduct in public office."