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2 VERB If you court something such as publicity or popularity, you try to attract it. □ [V n] She has to court publicity to sell records and concert tickets.

3 VERB If you court something unpleasant such as disaster or unpopularity, you act in a way that makes it likely to happen. □ [V n] If he thinks he can remain in power by force, he is courting disaster. SYNONYMS court NOUN ➊3

ground:…the city's football ground.

field:He was the fastest thing I ever saw on a baseball field.

arena:…the largest indoor sports arena in the world.

pitch:There was a swimming-pool, cricket pitches, playing fields.

park:Professional baseball has been played in one park or another since 1896.

cour|teous /kɜː ^r tiəs/ ADJ Someone who is courteous is polite and respectful to other people. □  He was a kind and courteous man. □  My friend's reply was courteous but firm. ●  cour|teous|ly ADV [usu ADV with v, oft ADV adj] □  Then he nodded courteously to me and walked off to perform his unpleasant duty.

cour|tesan /kɔː ^r t I zæ n, [AM ] -zən/ (courtesans ) N‑COUNT In former times, a courtesan was a woman who had sexual relationships with rich and powerful men for money.

cour|tesy /kɜː ^r t I si/ (courtesies )

1 N‑UNCOUNT Courtesy is politeness, respect, and consideration for others. [FORMAL ] □  …a gentleman who behaves with the utmost courtesy towards ladies. □  He did not even have the courtesy to reply to my email.

2 N‑SING If you refer to the courtesy of doing something, you are referring to a polite action. [FORMAL ] □ [+ of ] By extending the courtesy of a phone call to my clients, I was building a personal relationship with them.

3 N‑COUNT [usu pl] Courtesies are polite, conventional things that people say in formal situations. [FORMAL ]

4 ADJ [ADJ n] Courtesy is used to describe services that are provided free of charge by an organization to its customers, or to the general public. □  A courtesy shuttle bus operates between the hotel and the town. □  …a courtesy phone.

5 ADJ [ADJ n] A courtesy call or a courtesy visit is a formal visit that you pay someone as a way of showing them politeness or respect. □  The President paid a courtesy call on Emperor Akihito.

6 N‑UNCOUNT [N n, by N ] A courtesy title is a title that someone is allowed to use, although it has no legal or official status. □  Both were accorded the courtesy title of Lady.

7 PHRASE If something is provided courtesy of someone or by courtesy of someone, they provide it. You often use this expression in order to thank them. □ [+ of ] The waitress brings over some congratulatory glasses of champagne, courtesy of the restaurant.

8 PHRASE If you say that one thing happens courtesy of another or by courtesy of another, you mean that the second thing causes or is responsible for the first thing. □ [+ of ] The air was fresh, courtesy of three holes in the roof. □  As millions will have seen, by courtesy of the slow motion re-runs, the referee made a mistake.

court|house /kɔː ^r thaʊs/ (courthouses )

1 N‑COUNT A courthouse is a building in which a court of law meets. [AM ] in BRIT, use court 2 N‑COUNT A courthouse is a building used by the government of a county. [AM ]

cour|ti|er /kɔː ^r tiə ^r / (courtiers ) N‑COUNT Courtiers were noblemen and women who spent a lot of time at the court of a king or queen.

court|ly /kɔː ^r tli/ ADJ You use courtly to describe someone whose behaviour is very polite, often in a rather old-fashioned way. [LITERARY ] □  The waiter made a courtly bow.