to race
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- verb
- /reɪs/
:
apresurarse
- To maximize her time, Rie arrived every Thursday with her assignments in order and raced to complete the weekly tests.
- race against time
- race ahead
- mind raced
And when they're big, they race down your arms and out your hands.
- And when they're big, they race down your arms and out your hands.
- I don't feel depressed, my heart doesn't race when my boss calls me.
- And now I'm just racing against a fucking clock to do it.
- I challenge you to a heart racing test of nerve.
- So you were in a very real way racing the electron beam.
- Now if my mind is racing, I'm like, what's my next thought?
- That's what I do the entire time, racing, just screaming.
- What are you thinking about when you're racing about this?
Examples
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Now they've gotta race me.
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Race you down the dock?
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How about I race you home?
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I wanted to race to you and kiss you and tell you everything.
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Do you wanna know why I think that you should race again?
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Race me to the top.
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Race you to the top!
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Why don't we race back to the hotel?
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In terms of political freedoms, Tunisia races Syria and Libya to the basement of the Arab world.
Academic text (2008) -
I had to race to finish my assignment before the deadline.
Synonyms
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To move a boat fast in the same direction as the wind
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To move or act quickly because there is little time
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To move or act more quickly to avoid being late
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To move or act quickly because a situation needs it
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To move or travel quickly, often faster than allowed
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4.2
Move quickly and with energy, often because you are in a hurry
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To hurry and go faster, often when driving
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Move quickly to do something
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To go quickly to a place, often used in old writing
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To move quickly on foot
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To move quickly in one direction
To move very fast on foot to get somewhere quickly
To move very fast with great energy
To move very quickly in a straight, forceful way
Move very fast along a street or path
To move very quickly, usually by running or driving
To move quickly by car or on foot
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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A situation where people must finish something quickly before it is too late
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
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4.2
A competition between countries to make more powerful weapons and military technology
- NSFW
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A violent public fight between different races or ethnic groups that damages places and people
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A race between teams where each runner runs part of the distance and passes a baton
- Archaic
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An old label for people with light skin who come from Europe and nearby regions
- Jargon
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A race for horses where owners set a price so other people can buy any horse after it
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A race where people run and go over or through things that block the way like walls
- Offensive
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9.9
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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Etymology
To race in the sense 'move very quickly' also comes from the old ras meaning 'rush', which is why we say teams or companies are 'racing' to finish something fast.