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   pace

   /peɪs/

   noun

   • 1. a single step taken when walking or running: "Kirov stepped back a pace" Similar stepstridefootstep
   • ▪ a unit of length representing the distance between two successive steps in walking: "her eyes could size up a lad's wallet at fifty paces"
   • ▪ a gait of a horse or other animal, especially one of the recognized trained gaits of a horse.
   • ▪ a person's manner of walking or running: literary "I steal with quiet pace" Similar gaitstridewalktreadmarchrhythm
   • 2. speed in walking, running, or moving: "most traffic moved at the pace of the riverboat" Similar speedrateswiftnessquicknessrapidityvelocitytempomomentuminformal:cliplick
   • ▪ the speed or rate at which something happens or develops: "the industrial boom gathered pace"
   • ▪ the state of a wicket as affecting the speed of the ball: "he can cope with the pace of the Australian wickets"

   verb

   • 1. walk at a steady speed, especially without a particular destination and as an expression of anxiety or annoyance: "we paced up and down in exasperation"
   • ▪ measure (a distance) by walking it and counting the number of steps taken: "I paced out the dimensions of my new home"
   • ▪ (of a trained horse) move in a distinctive lateral gait in which both legs on the same side are lifted together: "he will suddenly pace for a few steps, then go back into normal walk"
   • 2. move or develop (something) at a particular rate or speed: "the action is paced to the beat of a perky march"
   • ▪ lead (another runner in a race) in order to establish a competitive speed: "McKenna paced us for four miles"
   • ▪ do something at a slow and steady rate in order to avoid overexertion: "Frank was pacing himself for the long night ahead"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French pas, from Latin passus ‘stretch (of the leg)’, from pandere ‘to stretch’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPACE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   The meaning of PACE is rate of movement; especially : an established rate of locomotion. How to use pace in a sentence. Did you know?

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPACE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   noun. a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.: To raise your heart rate, walk at a brisk pace of five miles an hour. a rate of activity, progress, growth, performance, etc.; tempo: The pace of the building's construction had slowed almost to a halt.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPACE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A pace is the distance that you move when you take one step. He'd only gone a few paces before he stopped again. I took a pace backwards. Synonyms: footstep, step, stride More Synonyms of pace. 4.verb. If you pace a small area, you keep walking up and down it, because you are anxious or impatient. As they waited, Kravis paced the room nervously.

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   Pace is how fast something travels a particular distance, like a runner who tries to achieve a consistent pace, running each mile in more or less the same amount of time. Pace comes from the Latin word passus, meaning “a step.”.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPACE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   Definition of PACE in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    n. 1. A step made in walking; a stride. 2. A unit of length equal to 30 inches (0.76 meter). 3. The distance spanned by a step or stride, especially: a. The modern version of the Roman pace, measuring five English feet. Also called geometric pace. b. Thirty inches at quick marching time or 36 at double time.

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