How to Pronounce "take its course"
expression
ˈteɪk/ /ˈɪts/, /ɪts/ /ˈkɔɹs
TAYK its KORS
tˈeɪk/ /ˈɪts/ /kˈɔːs
TAYK its KAWSS
Definition
When something is allowed to progress or happen naturally without being changed or stopped by people.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈteɪk/ /ˈɪts/, /ɪts/ /ˈkɔɹs
British English
tˈeɪk/ /ˈɪts/ /kˈɔːs
Simplified Pronunciation
US
TAYK its KORS
UK
TAYK its KAWSS
Listen in Context
Sometimes you just have to let the situation take its course.
They decided to let the river project take its course.
The doctor told us to let the illness take its course.
You can’t control everything—sometimes, life just has to take its course.