race


Definition: Meaning of, race in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / reɪs /

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race races
  1. sport [countable] a competition in which people or animals compete to run, drive etc fastest and finish first
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  2. people [uncountable and countable] one of the main groups that humans can be divided into according to the colour of their skin and other physical features [↪  ethnic group]
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  3. people [singular] informal a group of people who are similar in some way
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  4. get/do something first [singular] a situation in which one group of people tries to obtain or achieve something before another group does
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  5. do something quickly [singular] a situation in which you have to do something very quickly because you have very little time available
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  6. prize/power [singular] a situation in which people are competing with each other to win a prize or obtain a position of power
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  7. horse race the races an occasion when horse races are held
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
race raced raced
Present Participle Third Person Singular
racing races
  1. sport [intransitive and transitive] to compete against someone or something in a race
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  2. sport [transitive] to use an animal or a vehicle to compete in a race
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  3. move quickly [intransitive,transitive always + adverb/preposition] to move very quickly or take someone or something to a place very quickly
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  4. do something quickly [intransitive] to try to do something very quickly because you want to be the first to do it, or because there is very little time available
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  5. heart/mind [intransitive] if your heart or mind races, it works harder and faster than usual, for example because you are afraid or excited
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  6. engine [intransitive] if an engine races, it runs too fast
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