pace
A step.
Noun 4 meanings
A step.
A way of stepping.
“We set off at a round pace.”
Speed or velocity in general.
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.”
Adjective 1 meaning
Describing a bowler who bowls fast balls.
Verb 4 meanings
To walk back and forth in a small distance.
To walk along or through sth with regular strides.
To set the speed.
“I helped her train for the marathon by pacing her on a bike.”
To measure by walking.
Preposition 1 meaning
With all due respect to.
Etymology
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.
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PACE at a glance
PACE has 4 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (P 3 + A 1 + C 3 + E 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,701 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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