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pace.

A step.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/peɪs/UK, US
  1. A step. A step taken with the foot.

  2. A step. The distance covered in a step (or sometimes two), either vaguely or according to various specific set measurements.

    Even at the duel, standing 10 paces apart, he could have satisfied Aaron’s honor.
    I have perambulated your field, and estimate its perimeter to be 219 paces.
  3. A way of stepping. A manner of walking, running or dancing; the rate or style of how someone moves with their feet.

    We set off at a round pace.
  4. A way of stepping. Any of various gaits of a horse, specifically a 2-beat, lateral gait.

  5. Speed or velocity in general.

  6. A measure of the hardness of a pitch and of the tendency of a cricket ball to maintain its speed after bouncing.

    He didn't bowl a lot of pace in the first T20I.
  7. A group of donkeys (asses).

    collective
  8. A passage, a route. One's journey or route.

    obsolete
  9. A passage, a route. A passage through difficult terrain; a mountain pass or route vulnerable to ambush etc.

    obsolete
  10. A passage, a route. An aisle in a church.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English pase, from Anglo-Norman pas, Old French pas, and their source, Latin passus. Doublet of pas and fathom; compare also pass. Cognate with pass, Spanish pasear, paso.

adj/peɪs/UK, US
  1. Describing a bowler who bowls fast balls.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English pase, from Anglo-Norman pas, Old French pas, and their source, Latin passus. Doublet of pas and fathom; compare also pass. Cognate with pass, Spanish pasear, paso.

verb/peɪs/UK, US
  1. To walk back and forth in a small distance.

  2. To walk along or through sth with regular strides.

  3. To set the speed.

    I helped her train for the marathon by pacing her on a bike.
  4. To measure by walking.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English pase, from Anglo-Norman pas, Old French pas, and their source, Latin passus. Doublet of pas and fathom; compare also pass. Cognate with pass, Spanish pasear, paso.

prep/ˈpætʃeɪ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpɑːtʃeɪ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpeɪsiː/Received-Pronunciation
  1. With all due respect to.

    formal
Where this word comes from

From Latin pāce (“in peace”), ablative form of pāx (“peace”).

noun/peɪs/
  1. Synonym of Easter.

Where this word comes from

Alteration of archaic Pasch.

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