* Noun: This is the most common usage, referring to a place where legal proceedings happen.
* Example: "The defendant was sentenced in the court."
* Verb: This refers to the act of paying attention to someone or something.
* Example: "I courted her for months before she agreed to marry me."
* Adjective: This is less common, but can mean "of or relating to a court."
* Example: Court proceedings are often public.
To determine the part of speech, you need to look at the sentence in which the word appears.