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Race

noun/ɹˈeɪs/
Definition
any competition
a contest of speed
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɹˈeɪs/
🇬🇧British English
/ɹˈeɪs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɹˈeɪs/
1 syllable Say it as /ɹˈeɪs/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
nounany competition
“the race for the presidency”
nouna contest of speed
“the race is to the swift”
nounpeople who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock
“some biologists doubt that there are important genetic differences between races of human beings”
noun(biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species
nounthe flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
nouna canal for a current of water
verbmove fast
“He rushed down the hall to receive his guests”
verbcompete in a race
“he is running the Marathon this year”
verbto work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others
“We are racing to find a cure for AIDS”
verbcause to move fast or to rush or race
“The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze”
Word Forms
raceverbcompete in a race
racyadjectivedesigned or suitable for competing in a race
racialadjectiveof or related to genetically distinguished groups of people
rushnounthe act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
rushingnounthe act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
speednoundistance travelled per unit time
speedingnounchanging location rapidly
racenouna contest of speed
racernouna fast car that competes in races
racingnounthe sport of engaging in contests of speed
runnouna race run on foot
runnernouna trained athlete who competes in foot races
runningnounthe act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Wettrennen
jede Konkurrenz
🇫🇷French
course
toute compétition
🇪🇸Spanish
carrera
cualquier competencia
🇮🇹Italian
gara
qualsiasi competizione
🇵🇹Portuguese
corrida
qualquer competição
🇷🇺Russian
раса
любое соревнование
India
🇮🇳Hindi
दौड़
कोई भी प्रतियोगिता
🇧🇩Bengali
জাতি
কোন প্রতিযোগিতা
🇮🇳Tamil
இனம்
எந்த போட்டி
🇮🇳Telugu
జాతి
ఏదైనా పోటీ
🇮🇳Marathi
शर्यत
कोणतीही स्पर्धा
🇮🇳Gujarati
રેસ
કોઈપણ સ્પર્ધા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಜನಾಂಗ
ಯಾವುದೇ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വംശം
ഏതെങ്കിലും മത്സരം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਦੌੜ
ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਮੁਕਾਬਲਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
دوڑ
کوئی مقابلہ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
种族
任何比赛
🇯🇵Japanese
人種
あらゆる競争
🇰🇷Korean
경주
어떤 경쟁이라도
🇻🇳Vietnamese
loài
bất kỳ sự cạnh tranh nào
🇹🇭Thai
แข่ง
การแข่งขันใดๆ
🇮🇩Indonesian
balapan
kompetisi apa pun
🇵🇭Filipino
lahi
anumang kompetisyon
🇲🇾Malay
bangsa
sebarang pertandingan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
سباق
أي منافسة
🇮🇷Persian
نژاد
هر رقابتی
🇹🇷Turkish
ırk
herhangi bir rekabet
🇮🇱Hebrew
גֶזַע
כל תחרות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'race'?
The primary meaning of 'race' is 'any competition'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'race' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'race' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'race' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'race' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'race' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'race' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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