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changing course

changing course is the present participle and gerund of change course.

Meaning of change course

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

Questions about changing course

What is changing course the present participle and gerund of?
Changing course is the present participle and gerund of change course.

Words near changing course in the dictionary

  1. changin'
  2. changiness
  3. changing
  4. changing bag
  5. changing bags
  6. changing course
  7. changing down
  8. changing hand
  9. changing hands
  10. changing horses in mid-stream
  11. changing horses in midstream

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