to race
- verb
- /reɪs/
- And today we're going to race our cars on the track.
- race cars
- people learn to race
- race machines
No, don't think you race yachts, you've raced boats.
- No, don't think you race yachts, you've raced boats.
- So I've known him for a while, raced against Guan Yu Zhou as well.
- The first competitors just raced and it was so long.
- He bought a horse and actually, like, raced it, trained it, and it won once.
- I've got our savings, let's race it up, let's win the house.
- On that river we will race it, will try to find his pace.
- No, because horses race duck fast.
Examples
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- Come on, let's race!
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Race you there.
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Yeah, I'll race you to the door.
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Hey, come on, I'll race you.
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Race you back to the ranch, Dad!
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Oh, yeah, I used to race go-karts back in the day.
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One lucky youngster will move on and race for the championship tomorrow.
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Come on Bobbie, I'll race you to the house.
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I'll race you!
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Let's race our bikes to the top of the hill and see who gets there first.
Synonyms
To move a boat fast in the same direction as the wind
Try to win against others who want the same thing
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
A situation where people must finish something quickly before it is too late
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
A competition between countries to make more powerful weapons and military technology
- NSFW
A violent public fight between different races or ethnic groups that damages places and people
A race between teams where each runner runs part of the distance and passes a baton
- Archaic
An old label for people with light skin who come from Europe and nearby regions
- Jargon
A race for horses where owners set a price so other people can buy any horse after it
A race where people run and go over or through things that block the way like walls
- Offensive
A person who believes people of different races have natural, important differences
- Archaic
A group of people with dark skin, often with African heritage, a term now seen as old-fashioned
- Slur
An old word now seen as offensive for people with light skin from Europe, North Africa, or Southwest Asia
- Slur
An old, wrong idea that grouped East and Southeast Asian people and is now seen as insulting
- Jargon
Ideas linking being gay, race, and politics that want equal money and power
- Jargon
A horse race where a driver rides a small two-wheeled cart pulled by horses that trot or pace
A long dog sled race across Alaska that happens every year and covers about 1,000 miles
- Offensive
A belief that human races have natural, fixed differences that cause different intelligence or behavior
- Jargon
A horse race where the winning horse is put up for auction immediately after the race
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Race as a verb comes from the same old word ras meaning 'rush' or 'running', so to race someone is to 'rush' to beat them.