paced
/peɪst/
paced is the simple past and past participle of pace.
Meaning of pace
Verb
pace (third-person singular simple present paces, present participle pacing, simple past and past participle paced)
- To walk back and forth in a small distance.
- Groups of men, in all imaginable attitudes, were lying, standing, sitting, or pacing up and down.1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural Life, Chapter V
- To walk along or through sth with regular strides.
- To set the speed.
- I helped her train for the marathon by pacing her on a bike.
- Synonyms:
- set the pace
- To measure by walking.
Adjective
paced
- Having a (particular) pace
Words formed from paced
Phrases with paced
Words that rhyme with paced
Questions about paced
- What does paced mean?
- Paced means having a (particular) pace.
- What is paced the simple past and past participle of?
- Paced is the simple past and past participle of pace.
- What part of speech is paced?
- Paced is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce paced?
- Paced is pronounced /peɪst/.
Words near paced in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: paced (page history and authors); pace (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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