- race*/*/*/
- [reɪs]
noun
I
1) [C] a competition that decides who is the fastest at doing somethingHe is training for a big race.[/ex]Marlene needs to win the race to keep her title.[/ex]2) [C] a competition in which a person, organization, business, or country tries to win something or to be the first to do somethingThere are three candidates in the race for the presidency.[/ex]We are losing the race to find a cure for AIDS.[/ex]3) [C/U] a group of people who are similar because they have the same skin colour or other physical features, or because they speak the same language or have the same history or customsWe do not discriminate on the basis of race or gender.[/ex]a disaster that could mark the end of the human race (= all of the people of the world, considered as a single group)[/ex]4) the races[plural] a series of horse racesa day at the races[/ex]•a race against time — a situation in which someone must do or finish something very quickly because they only have a limited amount of time to do it[/ex]IIverbrace */*/[reɪs]1) [I/T] to compete in a raceThe gun sounded and they started to race.[/ex]I raced my brother down the street.[/ex]2) [I] to move very quicklyHe raced to the bathroom when he heard Cheryl scream.[/ex]Thoughts were racing through her mind.[/ex]3) [T] to take someone somewhere quicklyWe raced the children to hospital.[/ex]4) [I] to work or move at a faster speed than usualHer heart began to race madly.[/ex]
Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.