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- DictionaryRace/rās/
noun
- 1. a competition between runners, horses, vehicles, boats, etc., to see which is the fastest in covering a set course: "I won the first 50-lap race"
- 2. a strong or rapid current flowing through a narrow channel in the sea or a river: "angling for tuna in turbulent tidal races"
verb
- 1. compete with another or others to see who is fastest at covering a set course or achieving an objective: "the vet took blood samples from the horses before they raced"
- 2. move or progress swiftly or at full speed: "I raced into the house"
What to Know. Today, race refers to a group sharing some outward physical characteristics and some commonalities of culture and history. Ethnicity refers to markers acquired from the group with which one shares cultural, traditional, and familial bonds.
one of the main groups to which people are often considered to belong, based on physical characteristics that they are perceived to share such as skin colour, eye shape, etc.: People of many different races were living side by side. [ U ]
A race is a contest of speed. As a verb, race means to engage in a speed contest or to move very quickly. The word race is also used to mean a group of people that shares certain characteristics. Race has many other senses as a noun and a verb.
one of the main groups to which people are often considered to belong, based on physical characteristics that they are perceived to share such as skin color, eye shape, etc.: People of many different races were living side by side. [ U ]
Race as a categorizing term referring to human beings was first used in the English language in the late 16th century. Until the 18th century it had a generalized meaning similar to other classifying terms such as type, sort, or kind. Occasional literature of Shakespeare’s time referred to a “race of saints” or “a race of bishops.”
noun. OPAL W. /reɪs/ Idioms. competition. [countable] a competition between people, animals, vehicles, etc. to see which one is the faster or fastest. a boat/horse race. a five-kilometre road race. Who won the race? Shall we have a race to the end of the beach? She ran a good race to finish second.
Aug 3, 2023 · race noun 1. Factsheet. Etymology. Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Meaning & use. I. With reference to a person, animal, etc.: forward progression, running, or movement; an instance of this. I.1. c1330–1600. † A rush, onset, charge; a raid. Obsolete. c1330 (?a1300)
