ENGLISH: pace - CREOLE: apante



Overview of noun pace



The noun pace has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)



1. (10) pace, gait -- (the rate of moving (especially walking or running))

2. (6) footstep, pace, step, stride -- (the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig")

3. (4) pace, rate -- (the relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated")

4. (1) pace, stride, tread -- (a step in walking or running)

5. tempo, pace -- (the rate of some repeating event)

6. yard, pace -- (a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride)



Overview of verb pace



The verb pace has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)



1. (10) pace -- (walk with slow or fast paces; "He paced up and down the hall")

2. (6) pace -- (go at a pace; "The horse paced")

3. (2) pace, step -- (measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards")

4. pace -- (regulate or set the pace of; "Pace your efforts")

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