pace

adj

Etymology: From Middle English pase, from Anglo-Norman pas, Old French pas, and their source, Latin passus. Doublet of pas and fathom; compare also pass. Cognate with pass, Spanish pasear, paso.

1. Describing a bowler who bowls fast balls.

name

1. Acronym of Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
2. Acronym of Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.
3. Acronym of Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers International Union.

noun

Etymology: Alteration of archaic Pasch.

1. Synonym of Easter.

prep

Etymology: From Latin pāce (“in peace”), ablative form of pāx (“peace”).

1. With all due respect to.

   “She is marvelous here, but he (pace many critics) is no bumpkin”

verb

Etymology: From Middle English pase, from Anglo-Norman pas, Old French pas, and their source, Latin passus. Doublet of pas and fathom; compare also pass. Cognate with pass, Spanish pasear, paso.

1. 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.”

   “As we stood waiting for the departure time with the setting sun twinkling on the great brass dome of our 2-4-0, the sound of church bells was the only one apart from the measured tread of the guard slowly pacing towards his van, and, standing at an open window, I more than once heard the fireman's "Right away!" to his mate in acknowledgement of a desultory wave of the unfurled green flag.”

2. To walk along or through sth with regular strides.
3. To set the speed.

   “I helped her train for the marathon by pacing her on a bike.”

   “The clubs in London, Manchester, Birmingham, etc., hold various track meetings for races varying from one mile to fifty miles, the longer distances being sometimes paced by tandems.”

4. To measure by walking.