take its course

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

take its course

verb takes its course · taking its course · took its course · taken its course

  1. To progress in a natural manner without interference. 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 co

    Similar: run its course

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"take its course." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/take%20its%20course. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

take its course. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/take%20its%20course

Chicago

"take its course." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/take%20its%20course.

BibTeX
@misc{take_its_course_2026,
  title = {take its course},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/take%20its%20course},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}