discourse

//ˈdɪs.kɔːs//

formal

Forms

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural: discourses

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1): discourse
past (v2): discoursed
past participle (v3): discoursed
present participle: discoursing
3rd person singular: discourses

Definitions

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1.Expression in words, either speech or writing.
2.A conversation.
3.A formal lengthy exposition of some subject, either spoken or written.
- The preacher gave us a long discourse on duty.
4.Any rational expression, reason.
- Sure he that made us with such large discourse, / Looking before and after, gave us not / That capability and godlike reason / To rust in us unused.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1.To engage in discussion or conversation; to converse.
2.To write or speak formally and at length.
3.To exercise reason; to employ the mind in judging and inferring; to reason.

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #3543

By learning goal

Everyday conversation: Rare
General reading & writing: Rare
Academic: Uncommon
Literature: Rare

Etymology

From Middle English discours, borrowed from Middle French discours (“conversation, speech”), from Latin discursus (“the act of running about”), from Latin discurrō (“run about”), from dis- (“apart”) + currō (“run”).

Spelling modified by influence of Middle French cours (“course”).

NounNoun×A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

VerbVerb×A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

NounNoun×A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

VerbVerb×A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Overall

By learning goal

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.