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pace
     1. n. (obsolete) Passage, route.
     2. n.          (obsolete) One's journey or route.
     3. n.          (obsolete) A passage through difficult terrain; a mountain pass or route vulnerable to ambush etc.
     4. n.          (obsolete) An aisle in a church.
     5. n. Step.
     6. n.          A step taken with the foot.
     7. n.          The distance covered in a step (or sometimes two), either vaguely or according to various specific set measurements.: English Customary Weights and Mea
                    Even at the duel, standing 10 paces apart, he could have satisfied Aaron’s honor.
                    I have perambulated your field, and estimate its perimeter to be 219 paces.
     8. n. Way of stepping.
     9. n.          A manner of walking, running or dancing; the rate or style of how someone moves with their feet.
     10. n.          Any of various gaits of a horse, specifically a 2-beat, lateral gait.
     11. n. Speed or velocity in general.
     12. n. (cricket) A measure of the hardness of a pitch and of the tendency of a cricket ball to maintain its speed after bouncing.
     13. n. A group of donkeys. (The collective noun for donkeys.)
     14. adj. (cricket) Describing a bowler who bowls fast balls.
     15. v. Walk to and fro in a small space.
     16. v. Measure by walking.
     17. prep. (formal) With all due respect to.
     18. n. Easter.

Example Sentences

We have not kept pace with the latest research. 
He was so nervous all he could do was pace up and down. 
I can't keep pace with you. 
Please don't walk so fast. I can't keep pace with you. 
I do things at my own pace. 



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