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Word: Pace
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Old French pas, from Latin passus ‘stretch (of the leg)’, from pandere ‘to stretch’
peɪs
a single step taken when walking or running
Short Definition:single step
Examples:- Kirov stepped back a pace
speed in walking, running, or moving
Short Definition:speed in moving
Examples:- most traffic moved at the pace of the riverboat
- he's an aggressive player with plenty of pace
- the ring road allows traffic to flow at a remarkably fast pace
Word: Pace
Speech Type: Verb
peɪs
walk at a steady speed, especially without a particular destination and as an expression of anxiety or annoyance
Short Definition:walk at steady speed
Examples:- we paced up and down in exasperation
- she had been pacing the room
move or develop (something) at a particular rate or speed
Short Definition:move or develop at particular rate
Examples:- the action is paced to the beat of a perky march
- our fast-paced daily lives
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