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of course

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of course
yes; certainly; for sure. Sally: Are you ready to go? Bob: Of course. Sally: Then let's go. Jane: Are you coming with us? John: Of course. I wouldn't miss this for the world. "And you'll be there, of course?" asked Alice. "I would be happy to help, of course," confided Tom, a little insincerely.
See also: course

of course
1. (spoken) obviously yes “May I use your telephone?” “Of course, go right ahead.”
Usage notes: often used in the phrase of course not (obviously no): “Is she really going to leave without paying?” “Of course not.”
2. it is obvious Of course you should call the doctor if she starts feeling worse.
See also: course


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The first question of course was, how to get dry again: they had a consultation about this, and after a few minutes it seemed quite natural to Alice to find herself talking familiarly with them, as if she had known them all her life.
"It's the new setting: of course it shows the stone beautifully, but it looks a little bare to old-fashioned eyes," Mrs.
There was a chandelier from Tiddlywinks for the look of the thing, but of course she lit the residence herself.
 
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