Meaning

11 senses
  1. A step.

    A step taken with the foot.

    Schritt

    шагšag

    крокkrok

    a step in walking or running

  2. The distance covered in a step (or sometimes two), either vaguely or according to various specific set measurements.

    Even at the duel, standing 10 paces apart, he could have satisfied Aaron’s honor.

    I have perambulated your field, and estimate its perimeter to be 219 paces.

    Schritt

    шагšag

    the distance covered by a step

  3. A way of stepping.

    A manner of walking, running or dancing; the rate or style of how someone moves with their feet.

    We set off at a round pace.

    Gangart, Passgang, Pass

    по́ступьpóstupʹ, похо́дкаpoxódka, шагšag

    ходаxoda, крокkrok, одно́хідьodnóxidʹ

    the rate of moving (especially walking or running)

  4. Any of various gaits of a horse, specifically a 2-beat, lateral gait.

  5. Speed or velocity in general.

    Tempo, Geschwindigkeit

    темпtɛmp, ско́ростьskórostʹ

    темпtemp

    the relative speed of progress or change

  6. A measure of the hardness of a pitch and of the tendency of a cricket ball to maintain its speed after bouncing.

    He didn't bowl a lot of pace in the first T20I.

  7. (collective)A group of donkeys (asses).

    Herde

    стадоstado

  8. Synonym of Easter.

  9. A passage, a route.

    (obsolete)One's journey or route.

  10. (obsolete)A passage through difficult terrain; a mountain pass or route vulnerable to ambush etc.

  11. (obsolete)An aisle in a church.

Examples

286 sentences
  1. I can't keep pace with you.

    Я не встигаю за тобою.

    ruЯ за тобой не поспеваю.

    deIch kann nicht mit dir mithalten.

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  2. He walked at a quick pace.

    ruОн шёл быстрым шагом.

    deEr ging schnellen Schrittes.

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  3. Tom needs a change of pace.

    deTom sollte die Dinge etwas langsamer angehen.

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  4. Come on, pick up the pace.

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  5. I just need to pace myself.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 4
step: step:
way of stepping: rate or style of how someone moves with their feet:
way of stepping: gait of a horse:
speed:
Русский
By meaning 5
step: step:
way of stepping: rate or style of how someone moves with their feet:
way of stepping: gait of a horse:
speed:
collective noun for donkeys:
Deutsch
By meaning 5
step: step:
way of stepping: rate or style of how someone moves with their feet:
way of stepping: gait of a horse:
speed:
collective noun for donkeys:

Origin

From Middle English pase, from Anglo-Norman pas, Old French pas, and their source, Latin p

From Middle English pase, from Anglo-Norman pas, Old French pas, and their source, Latin passus. Doublet of pas and fathom; compare also pass. Cognate with pass, Spanish pasear, paso.

Alteration of archaic Pasch.

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Forms

plural: paces
Singularpace
Pluralpaces

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a step in walking or running:stridetread
  • the relative speed of progress or change:rate
  • the rate of moving (especially walking or running):gait
  • a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride:yard
  • the distance covered by a step:footstepstepstride
  • the rate of some repeating event:tempo

Word family

29 related words

Collocations

4 patterns
  • change of pace
  • pacing back and
  • own pace
  • pacing back

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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