Pace Definition
pās
paced, paces, pacing
noun
paces
A step in walking, running, etc.; stride.
Webster's New World
A unit of linear measure, equal to the length of a step or stride, variously estimated at from 30 inches to 40 inches: the regulation military pace is 30 inches, or 36 inches for double time: the Roman pace, measured from the heel of one foot to the heel of the same foot in the next stride, was 5 Roman ft, or 58.1 inches, now known as a geometric pace, about 5 ft.
Webster's New World
The distance spanned by a step or stride, especially:
American Heritage
The speed of a ball, shuttlecock, etc.
Webster's New World
The rate of speed in walking, running, etc.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- establish criteria
- initiate
- begin
- run through a routine
- put-to-the-test
- challenge
- trailing after
- behind the leader
- out of first place
- keep-up-with
- maintain the same rate of progress
- go at the same speed
- exhibit
- perform
- show one's abilities
verb
paced, paces, pacing
To walk or stride back and forth across.
Webster's New World
To measure by paces.
Webster's New World
To raise both legs on the same side at the same time in moving.
Webster's New World
To walk (a number of steps) in so measuring a space.
American Heritage
To set or regulate the rate of speed for (a race or a competitor in a race).
American Heritage
preposition
With the permission of; with deference to. Used to express polite or ironically polite disagreement.
I have not, pace my detractors, entered into any secret negotiations.
American Heritage
With all due respect to.
Webster's New World
abbreviation
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
Wiktionary
(UK) Police and Criminal Evidence Act, 1984
Wiktionary
(US, labor union) Paper, Allied Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers International Union.
Wiktionary
idiom
pace (oneself)
- To move or make progress at a sensible or moderate rate.
American Heritage
go through one's paces
- to show one's abilities, skills, etc.
Webster's New World
keep pace (with)
- to go at the same speed (as)
- to maintain the same rate of progress, etc. (as)
Webster's New World
off the pace
- behind the leader; out of first place
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Pace
- pace (oneself)
- change of pace
- go through one's paces
- keep pace (with)
- off the pace
- put through one's paces
- set the pace
Origin of Pace
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Middle English from Old French pas from Latin passus from past participle of pandere to stretch, spread out petə- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Latin pāce ablative of pāx peace pag- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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