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change course

change course verb: synonym of change tack.

Verb

change course (third-person singular simple present changes course, present participle changing course, simple past and past participle changed course)

  1. Synonym of change tack.
    Synonyms:
    change tack
  2. To alter its course as a result of silting up, flooding, or even an earthquake.
    • The Tees changed course in 1771 during a raging flood, leaving part of Gainford in Yorkshire - although today the village is fairly and squarely in south Durham.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 195

Synonyms of change course

Forms of change course

third-person singular presentchanges course
present participlechanging course
past participlechanged course
pastchanged course

Questions about change course

What does change course mean?
Change course means synonym of change tack.
What part of speech is change course?
Change course is a verb.
What is the past tense of change course?
The past tense of change course is changed course.

Words near change course in the dictionary

  1. change bag
  2. change bags
  3. change bowler
  4. change bowlers
  5. change collars
  6. change course
  7. change down
  8. change hand
  9. change hands
  10. change horses in mid-stream
  11. change horses in midstream

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