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raced

race
R r

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [reys]
    • /reɪs/
    • /reɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [reys]
    • /reɪs/

Definitions of raced word

  • noun raced a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing. 1
  • noun raced races, a series of races, usually of horses or dogs, run at a set time over a regular course: They spent a day at the races. 1
  • noun raced any contest or competition, especially to achieve superiority: the arms race; the presidential race. 1
  • noun raced urgent need, responsibility, effort, etc., as when time is short or a solution is imperative: the race to find an effective vaccine. 1
  • noun raced onward movement; an onward or regular course. 1
  • noun raced the course of time. 1

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Origin of raced

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 Raced

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

raced 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".

raced usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for raced

verb raced

  • competed — to strive to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, supremacy, profit, etc.; engage in a contest; vie: to compete in a race; to compete in business.
  • ran — simple past tense of run.
  • contested — causing dispute or argument
  • sprinted — to race or move at full speed, especially for a short distance, as in running, rowing, etc.
  • battled — Simple past tense and past participle of battle.

noun raced

  • matched — Simple past tense and past participle of match.
  • relayed — a series of persons relieving one another or taking turns; shift.
  • clashed — Simple past tense and past participle of clash.
  • clipped — Clipped means neatly cut.
  • went — Archaic. a simple past tense and past participle of wend.

Antonyms for raced

verb raced

  • withdrew — simple past tense of withdraw.
  • crawled — Simple past tense and past participle of crawl.
  • dallied — to waste time; loiter; delay.
  • dawdled — to waste time; idle; trifle; loiter: Stop dawdling and help me with these packages!
  • delayed — of or relating to a particle, as a neutron or alpha particle, that is emitted from an excited nucleus formed in a nuclear reaction, the emission occurring some time after the reaction is completed.

noun raced

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