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race

race

Meaning of race

a competition of speed

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EN-UK/reɪs/
EN-US/reɪs/
race
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race with Russian translation

race usage examples

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Она усердно тренировалась к гонке.

She trained hard for the race.

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Гонка закончилась фотофинишем.

The race ended in a photo finish.

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race belongs to the topic "Top 1000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

raceгонка
appleяблоко
riceрис
butterсливочное масло
chickenкурица
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momмама

race synonyms

Related words worth learning together

competition
a general word for a contest; broader than a race
contest
a competition, often for a prize or title; not only speed-based
championship
a major sports competition to decide a champion
tournament
a series of games or matches in a sport
event
a general word for something that happens; can include a race
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🇬🇧en

a general word for a contest; broader than a race

A2Very Often

There is strong competition for the prize.

C
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contest

a competition, often for a prize or title; not only speed-based

A2Often

He entered the singing contest.

C
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championship

a major sports competition to decide a champion

A2Often

She won the national championship.

T
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tournament

a series of games or matches in a sport

A2Often

The tennis tournament starts next week.

🇬🇧en

a general word for something that happens; can include a race

A2Very Often

The race is the main event of the day.

🇬🇧en

a sports meeting or competition, especially in athletics

A2Rarely

The school held an athletics meet.

🇬🇧en

one part of a race or competition before the final

A2Often

She qualified in the first heat.

M
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marathon

a very long running race

A2Often

He trained for the marathon for months.

S
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sprint

a short race run at top speed

A2Often

She is best at the 100-meter sprint.

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How to pronounce race and what this word means

race means race. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce race

/reɪs/

race translation

race

race examples

She trained hard for the race.

race transcription

/reɪs/, /reɪs/

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race meaning: what does it mean?

a competition of speed

race pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

race is pronounced as /reɪs/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

race definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

She trained hard for the race. Translation: Она усердно тренировалась к гонке.

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