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course vs traverse

traverse vs course

course and traverse both are nouns.

course and traverse both are verbs.

course is an adverb but traverse is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
course Yes No Yes Yes
traverse Yes No Yes No
As verbs, traverse is a hypernym of course; that is, traverse is a word with a broader meaning than course:
  • course: move swiftly through or over
  • traverse: travel across or pass over
Other hypernyms of course include cover, cross, cut across, cut through, get across, get over, pass over, track.
course (noun) traverse (noun)
a mode of action taking a zigzag path on skis
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings travel across
facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it
(construction) a layer of masonry a horizontal beam that extends across something
part of a meal served at one time
a connected series of events or actions or developments
a body of students who are taught together
general line of orientation
a line or route along which something travels or moves
course (verb) traverse (verb)
hunt with hounds deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
move along, of liquids travel across or pass over
move swiftly through or over to cover or extend over an area or time period
course (adverb) traverse (adverb)
as might be expected
Difference between course and traverse

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