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pacing
We have found lemma(root) word of pacing : pace.
Definitions
[peɪs], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a single step taken when walking or running
(e.g: Kirov stepped back a pace)
- speed in walking, running, or moving
(e.g: most traffic moved at the pace of the riverboat)
Phrases:
- at pace
- change of pace
- keep pace with
- last the pace
- off the pace
- put someone or something through their paces
- set the pace
Origin
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Middle English: from Old French pas, from Latin passus ‘stretch (of the leg)’, from pandere ‘to stretch’
[peɪs], (Verb)
Definitions:
- walk at a steady speed, especially without a particular destination and as an expression of anxiety or annoyance
(e.g: we paced up and down in exasperation)
- move or develop (something) at a particular rate or speed
(e.g: the action is paced to the beat of a perky march)
Phrases:
- at pace
- change of pace
- keep pace with
- last the pace
- off the pace
- put someone or something through their paces
- set the pace
Origin
:
Middle English: from Old French pas, from Latin passus ‘stretch (of the leg)’, from pandere ‘to stretch’
[ˈpɑːtʃeɪ], (Adposition)
Definitions:
- with due respect to (someone or their opinion), used to express polite disagreement or contradiction
(e.g: narrative history, pace some theorists, is by no means dead)
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Origin
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Latin, literally ‘in peace’, ablative of pax, as in pace tua ‘by your leave’
[peɪs], (Abbreviation)
Definitions:
- Police and Criminal Evidence Act
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