pace in Hindi हिन्दी
pace in Sindhi سنڌي
pace in Telugu తెలుగు
pace in English
- pace⇄expr. go through one's paces, to show what one can do; prove one's skill.
Ex. One has the impression of actors going through their paces (New York Times). - pace⇄expr. keep pace (with),
a. to go as fast as.
Ex. He walked so fast that we could hardly keep pace with him.
b. (Figurative:)
Ex. A lot of things are changing, and the ... Bank must surely try to keep pace (Punch). - pace⇄expr. put through one's (or the) paces, to try one out; find out what one can do.
Ex. The captain ordered the Nautilus put through her paces (Time). - pace⇄expr. set the pace,
a. to set a rate of speed for others to keep up with.
Ex. The champion set a rapid pace for the other racers.
b. (Figurative.) to be an example or model for others to follow.
Ex. Right up with the pace set by - pace⇄noun 1. a step.
Ex. He took three paces into the room. Behind her Death following pace for pace (Milton).
2. the length of a normal adult step in walking, sometimes used as a rough unit of measure; about 2 1/2 feet.
Ex. There were perh - pace⇄pace (1), noun, verb, paced,pacing.
- pace⇄pace (2), preposition, adverb.
(Latin.) with the indulgence of; by the leave of; with regrets for differing from.
Ex. But it is not (pace the 618 scientists who wrote to Mr. Macmillan) radioactivity that really matters in stopping the tests (E - pace⇄v.i. 1. to walk with slow or regular steps.
Ex. The tiger paced back and forth in his cage.
2. to move at a pace.
Ex. Some horses are trained to pace. - pace⇄v.t. 1. to walk over with slow or regular steps.
Ex. to pace the floor. Then, pale and worn, he paced his deck (Joaquin Miller).
2. to measure by pacing or in paces.
Ex. We paced off the distance and found it to be 69 paces.
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