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- [reys]
- /reɪs/
- /reɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [reys]
- /reɪs/
Definitions of race word
- noun race Cape, a cape at the SE extremity of Newfoundland. 1
- verb without object race to engage in a contest of speed; run a race. 1
- verb without object race to run horses or dogs in races; engage in or practice horse racing or dog racing. 1
- verb without object race to run, move, or go swiftly. 1
- verb without object race (of an engine, wheel, etc.) to run with undue or uncontrolled speed when the load is diminished without corresponding diminution of fuel, force, etc. 1
- verb with object race to run a race against; try to beat in a contest of speed: I'll race you to the water. 1
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Origin of race
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (noun) Middle English ras(e) < Old Norse rās a running, race (cognate with Old English rǣs a running); (v.) Middle English rasen, derivative of the noun (compare Old Norse rasa to rush headlong)
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Race
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
race popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
race usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for race
verb race
- compete — If you compete in a contest or a game, you take part in it.
- take part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- run — execution
- contest — A contest is a competition or game in which people try to win.
- sprint — to race or move at full speed, especially for a short distance, as in running, rowing, etc.
noun race
- competition — Competition is a situation in which two or more people or groups are trying to get something which not everyone can have.
- marathon — a plain in SE Greece, in Attica: the Athenians defeated the Persians here 490 b.c.
- steeplechase — a horse race over a turf course furnished with artificial ditches, hedges, and other obstacles over which the horses must jump.
- relay race — a race between two or more teams of contestants, each contestant being relieved by a teammate after running part of the distance.
- speeding — rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of light; the speed of sound.
Antonyms for race
verb race
- withdraw — to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.
- crawl — When you crawl, you move forward on your hands and knees.
- dally — If you dally, you act or move very slowly, wasting time.
- dawdle — If you dawdle, you spend more time than is necessary going somewhere.
- delay — If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
noun race
- parent — a father or a mother.
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