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of course

/əv ˈkɔːs/ UK
/əv ˈkɔɹs/ US
/əv ˈkoə(ɹ)s/

adjective course · 'course · ofc · oc · ofcourse

That is part of ordinary behaviour or custom; customary, natural. Had Francesca grown up by his side, she would have loved him; and a thousand indulgences, the result of careless good-nature, would have linked the child to the parent, till the mutual affection would have become a thing of course.

adverb course · 'course · ofc · oc · ofcourse

archaic, not comparable In due course; as a matter of course; as a natural result. He inſpired love and emulation wherever he appeared; envy and jealous rage followed of courſe; ſo that he became a very deſirable, though a very dangerous acquaintance.
not comparable Naturally; as would be expected; for obvious reasons, obviously. Of course I know that!
Similar: naturally, indisputably

interjection course · 'course · ofc · oc · ofcourse

Indicates enthusiastic agreement. Will you come with me? — Of course!
Similar: absolutely, sure, sure thing, you bet, yes
Used to acknowledge thanks; a ritual reply to thank you. Thank you! — Of course!
Similar: you're welcome, no problem

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adv naturally

Español	por supuesto, desde luego, claro, por descontado, pues ya, right true
한국어	물론 mullon, 그럼 geureom, 당연 dang'yeon
日本語	勿論 mochiron, 当然 tōzen, 当たり前 atarimae
中文	當然 /当然 dāngrán
हिन्दी	ज़रूर zarūr, अवश्य avaśya
Português	claro, naturalmente, lógico
Français	bien sûr, bien entendu, naturellement, évidemment, œuf corse
Deutsch	natürlich, sicher, selbstverständlich, allerdings
Italiano	certo, per forza, naturalmente, senz'altro
Ελληνικά	βέβαια vévaia, φυσικά fysiká, ασφαλώς asfalós
Română	bineînțeles, desigur, sigur, firește
Русский	коне́чно konéšno, а ка́к же a kák že, ещё бы ješčó by, разуме́ется razuméjetsja, есте́ственно jestéstvenno
Tiếng Việt	tất nhiên, dĩ nhiên
العربية	طَبْعًا ṭabʕan
עברית	כַּמּוּבָן kamuván

intj indicates enthusiastic agreement

Español	claro, cómo no, por supuesto
日本語	勿論 mochiron
中文	當然 /当然 dāngrán
Português	claro, com certeza
Français	bien sûr
Deutsch	natürlich, na klar, klaro, selbstverständlich
Italiano	certo
Română	bineînțeles
Русский	коне́чно konéčno, ясен пень jásen pen', ясен хрен jásen hren

intj used to acknowledge thanks

Español	no hay de qué, cómo no, de nada, por nada
Português	de nada, por nada

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@misc{of_course_2026,
  title = {of course},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/of%20course},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}