Main Entry: ²pace

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): paced; pac·ing

Date: 1513

intransitive verb 1 a : to walk with often slow or measured tread b : to move along : proceed
2 : to go at a pace —used especially of a horsetransitive verb 1 a : to measure by pacing —often used with off <paced off a 10-yard penalty> b : to cover at a walk <could hear him pacing the floor>
2 : to cover (a course) by pacing —used of a horse
3 a : to set or regulate the pace of <taught them how to pace their solos for…impact — Richard Goldstein>; also : to establish a moderate or steady pace for (oneself) b (1) : to go before : precede (2) : to set an example for : lead c : to keep pace with