of course

1. 1.

   as might be expected

   “naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill”

   Synonymsnaturallycourse

Questions about of course

What does of course mean?

of course means "as might be expected".

What is another word for of course?

Close synonyms include naturally, course. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is of course a common word?

of course is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.