paced

[ peyst ]

/ peɪst /

adjective

having a specified or indicated pace (usually used in combination): fast-paced.

counted out or measured by paces.

run at a pace set by a pacesetter.

Origin of paced

First recorded in 1575–85; pace¹ + -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM paced

un·paced, adjective

Words nearby paced

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Definition for paced (2 of 2)

pace ¹

[ peys ]

/ peɪs /

noun

a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.: to walk at a brisk pace of five miles an hour.

a rate of activity, progress, growth, performance, etc.; tempo.

any of various standard linear measures, representing the space naturally measured by the movement of the feet in walking: roughly 30 to 40 inches (75 cm to 1 meter). Compare geometrical pace, military pace, Roman pace.

a single step: She took three paces in the direction of the door.

the distance covered in a step: Stand six paces inside the gates.

a manner of stepping; gait.

a gait of a horse or other animal in which the feet on the same side are lifted and put down together.

any of the gaits of a horse.

a raised step or platform.

verb (used with object), paced, pac·ing.

to set the pace for, as in racing.

to traverse or go over with steps: He paced the floor nervously.

to measure by paces.

to train to a certain pace; exercise in pacing: to pace a horse.

(of a horse) to run (a distance) at a pace: Hanover II paced a mile.

verb (used without object), paced, pac·ing.

to take slow, regular steps.

to walk up and down nervously, as to expend nervous energy.

(of a horse) to go at a pace.

Origin of pace

1250–1300; Middle English pas < Old French < Latin passus step, pace, equivalent to pad-, variant stem of pandere to spread (the legs, in walking) + -tus suffix of v. action, with dt > ss

SYNONYMS FOR pace

8 step, amble, rack, trot, jog, canter, gallop, walk, run, singlefoot.

15 Pace, plod, trudge refer to a steady and monotonous kind of walking. Pace suggests steady, measured steps as of one completely lost in thought or impelled by some distraction: to pace up and down. Plod implies a slow, heavy, laborious, weary walk: The mailman plods his weary way. Trudge implies a spiritless but usually steady and doggedly persistent walk: The farmer trudged to his village to buy his supplies.

ANTONYMS FOR pace

15 scurry, scamper, skip.

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The Sud Express dining car served a seven-course lunch, paced gracefully to last most of the journey.

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Unable to be still, he paced around the beach muttering something, his eyes wide and to the ground.

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The same thought had come to Hubert Varrick as he paced wearily up and down his own room.

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Sutton started, and then greeting Foley in his old reserved way, they paced together slowly on the garden path.

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Through the woods to the right, by paths nearer yet to the far-flung Federal front, paced ten guardian squadrons.

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She jumped out of bed, passed her arms into a tea-gown, and paced the room.

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He paced his horse up and down, waving his spear, and shouting insults and challenges to the garrison.

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British Dictionary definitions for paced (1 of 3)

pace ¹

/ (peɪs) /

noun

a single step in walking
the distance covered by a step

a measure of length equal to the average length of a stride, approximately 3 feet See also Roman pace, geometric pace, military pace

speed of movement, esp of walking or running

rate or style of proceeding at some activity to live at a fast pace

manner or action of stepping, walking, etc; gait

any of the manners in which a horse or other quadruped walks or runs, the three principal paces being the walk, trot, and canter (or gallop)

a manner of moving, natural to the camel and sometimes developed in the horse, in which the two legs on the same side of the body are moved and put down at the same time

architect a step or small raised platform

keep pace with to proceed at the same speed as

put someone through his paces to test the ability of someone

set the pace to determine the rate at which a group runs or walks or proceeds at some other activity

stand the pace or stay the pace to keep up with the speed or rate of others

verb

(tr) to set or determine the pace for, as in a race

(often foll by about, up and down, etc) to walk with regular slow or fast paces, as in boredom, agitation, etc to pace the room

(tr often foll by out) to measure by paces to pace out the distance

(intr) to walk with slow regular strides to pace along the street

(intr) (of a horse) to move at the pace (the specially developed gait)

Word Origin for pace

C13: via Old French from Latin passūs step, from pandere to spread, unfold, extend (the legs as in walking)

British Dictionary definitions for paced (2 of 3)

pace ²

/ Latin (ˈpɑːkɛ, ˈpɑːtʃɛ, English ˈpeɪsɪ) /

preposition

with due deference to: used to acknowledge politely someone who disagrees with the speaker or writer

Word Origin for pace

C19: from Latin, from pāx peace

British Dictionary definitions for paced (3 of 3)

PACE

/ (peɪs) /

n acronym for (in England and Wales)

Police and Criminal Evidence Act

Idioms and Phrases with paced

pace

see change of pace; keep pace; put someone through his or her paces; set the pace; snail's pace.

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noun

verb (used with object), paced, pac·ing.

verb (used without object), paced, pac·ing.

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noun

verb (used with object), paced, pac·ing.

verb (used without object), paced, pac·ing.

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