pace
/peɪs/ noun, adjective, verb, preposition, proper noun
Forms paces pacing paced
- noun A step taken with the foot.
- noun 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.”
- noun 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.”
- noun Any of various gaits of a horse, specifically a 2-beat, lateral gait.
- noun Speed or velocity in general.
- noun (cricket) 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.”
- noun (collective) A group of donkeys (asses).
- noun (obsolete) One's journey or route.
- adjective (cricket) Describing a bowler who bowls fast balls.
- verb To walk back and forth in a small distance.
- verb To walk along or through sth with regular strides.
- verb To set the speed. “I helped her train for the marathon by pacing her on a bike.”
- verb To measure by walking.
- preposition (formal) With all due respect to.
- noun Synonym of Easter.
- proper noun A surname.
- proper noun A census-designated place in Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States.
- proper noun A town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States.
Synonyms
tempo rhythm set the pace Easter gait footstep step stride rate tread yard
Etymology
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.
From Latin pāce (“in peace”), ablative form of pāx (“peace”).
Alteration of archaic Pasch.
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 — from the Wiktionary entry “pace”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details