| Definition of 'of course' |
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1. (adverb) naturally, of course, course
as might be expected
"naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill"
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1. (adverb) of course
used to answer "yes" or "I agree" in a definite way
"May I try one?" "Of course you may."; "It shouldn't be too hard." "Of course it won't be."
2. of course
of course not
used to agree with a negative statement or answer "no" in a definite way
"Will the company go bankrupt?" "Of course not."; "She's not my favorite person." "Of course not - she hasn't been very nice."
3. of course
indicates you know that sb probably knows sth
Of course we now know that she was the one who called him.
4. of course
used when you suddenly realize sth
Of course! I must have left it at the restaurant.
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Sense: naturally or obviously
Of course, he didn't tell me any secrets; Of course I can swim.
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Afrikaans: natuurlik |
Arabic: طَبعا |
Bulgarian: разбира се |
Brazilian: claro |
Czech: samozřejmě |
German: natürlich |
Danish: selvfølgelig |
Greek: φυσικά |
Spanish: por supuesto, claro, natu |
Estonian: muidugi |
Farsi: طبیعتاً |
Finnish: totta kai |
French: bien sûr |
Hebrew: כָּמוּבָן |
Hindi: बेशक |
Croatian: naravno |
Hungarian: persze, természetesen |
Indonesian: tentu saja |
Icelandic: auðvitað |
Italian: naturalmente |
Japanese: もちろん |
Korean: 물론 |
Lithuanian: žinoma, aišku |
Latvian: protams |
Malay: pastinya |
Dutch: natuurlijk |
Norwegian: selvfølgelig, naturligvis |
Polish: oczywiście |
Persian: طبیعتاً |
Pashto: طبیعتاُ |
Portuguese: naturalmente |
Romanian: bineînţeles |
Russian: конечно |
Slovak: pravdaže, samozrejme |
Slovenian: seveda |
Serbian: naravno |
Swedish: naturligtvis |
Thai: อย่างเห็นชัด |
Turkish: elbette, tabiî |
Taiwanese: 當然 |
Ukrainian: звичайно, авжеж |
Urdu: يقيناً، بلا شبہ |
Vietnamese: dĩ nhiên |
Chinese: 当然 |
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