pace
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[ peys ]
/ peɪs /
noun
verb (used with object), paced, pac·ing.
verb (used without object), paced, pac·ing.
Idioms for pace
put through one's paces,
to cause someone to demonstrate his or her ability or to show her or his skill: The French teacher put her pupils through their paces for the visitors.
set the pace,
to act as an example for others to equal or rival; be the most progressive or successful: an agency that sets the pace in advertising.
Origin of pace
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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
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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.
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British Dictionary definitions for pacing (1 of 3)
pace
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/ (peɪs) /
noun
verb
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 pacing (2 of 3)
pace
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/ 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 pacing (3 of 3)
PACE
/ (peɪs) /
n acronym for (in England and Wales)
Police and Criminal Evidence Act
Idioms and Phrases with pacing
pace
see change of pace; keep pace; put someone through his or her paces; set the pace; snail's pace.