ace
To pass perfectlyTo pass (a test, interviews etc.) perfectly.
» Tom flipped over the card and saw that it was the ace of spades.
Том перевернув карту і побачив, що це був виновий туз. — deniko
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4 senses(US, informal, transitive)To pass (a test, interviews etc.) perfectly.
(US, ambitransitive, informal)To defeat (others) in a contest; to outdo (others) in a competition.
(ambitransitive)To win a point against (an opponent) by an ace.
serve an ace against (someone)
To make an ace (hole in one).
play (a hole) in one stroke
Examples
77 sentencesTom flipped over the card and saw that it was the ace of spades.
Том перевернув карту і побачив, що це був виновий туз. — deniko
I have the ace of diamonds.
У мене бубновий туз. — ayna123
ruУ меня бубновый туз. — odexed
deIch habe das Karoass. — raggione
I had four aces.
У мене були чотири тузи. — deniko
ruУ меня было четыре туза. — marafon
I have been dealt four aces.
I have the ace of clubs.
ruУ меня трефовый туз. — odexed
deIch habe das Kreuzass. — raggione
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Inherited from Middle English as, from Old French as, from Latin as, assis (“unity, copperInherited from Middle English as, from Old French as, from Latin as, assis (“unity, copper coin, the unit of coinage”), probably borrowed from Etruscan. Doublet of as.
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Forms
aces, acing, aced, acedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
7 synonyms- succeed at easily:breeze throughpass with flying colorssweep throughsail throughnail
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
4 patterns- four aces aces
- aces aces
- four aces
- the ace of
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.