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race
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: r?s, IPA(key): /?e?s/
- Rhymes: -e?s
Etymology 1
From Middle English race, from Old Norse rás (“a running, race”), from Proto-Germanic *r?s? (“a course”), from Proto-Indo-European *reh?s- (“to flow, rush”). Akin to Old English r?s (“a race, swift or violent running, rush, onset”), Middle Low German râs (“a strong current”), Dutch ras (“a strong whirling current”). Compare Danish ræs, Norwegian and Swedish ras, Norwegian rås.
Noun
race (countable and uncountable, plural races)
- A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective. Example: Several horses run in a horse race, and the first one to reach the finishing post wins
- Swift progress; rapid motion; an instance of moving or driving at high speed.
- (computing) A race condition.
- A progressive movement toward a goal.
- A fast-moving current of water, such as that which powers a mill wheel.
- A water channel, esp. one built to lead water to or from a point where it is utilised.
- Competitive action of any kind, especially when prolonged; hence, career; course of life.
- The bushings of a rolling element bearing which contacts the rolling elements.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
race (third-person singular simple present races, present participle racing, simple past and past participle raced)
- (intransitive) To take part in a race (in the sense of a contest).
- (transitive) To compete against in such a race.
- (intransitive) To move or drive at high speed; to hurry or speed.
- (intransitive) Of a motor, to run rapidly when not engaged to a transmission.
- 1891 (December) Arthur Conan Doyle, The Man with the Twisted Lip:
- "My mind is like a racing engine, tearing itself to pieces because it is not connected up with the work for which it was built."
- 1891 (December) Arthur Conan Doyle, The Man with the Twisted Lip:
Translations
Etymology 2
1560s, via Middle French race from Italian razza (early 14th century), of uncertain origin.
Noun
race (countable and uncountable, plural races)
- A group of sentient beings, particularly people, distinguished by common ancestry, heritage or characteristics:
- A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage (compare ethnic group). See Wikipedia's article on historical definitions of race.
- 1838, Lincoln, Abraham, Young Men's Lyceum address
- We toiled not in the acquirement or establishment of them—they are a legacy bequeathed us, by a once hardy, brave, and patriotic, but now lamented and departed race of ancestors.
- 1895 November 11, Chamberlain, Joseph, Speech given to the Imperial Institute:
- I believe that the British race is the greatest of the governing races that the world has ever seen.
- 1913, Martin Van Buren Knox, The religious life of the Anglo-Saxon race
- 1838, Lincoln, Abraham, Young Men's Lyceum address
- A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of common physical characteristics, such as skin color or hair type.
- A large group of sentient beings distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage (compare species, subspecies).
- 1898, Herman Isidore Stern, The gods of our fathers: a study of Saxon mythology, page 15)
- There are two distinct races of gods known to Norse mythology[.]
- 1898, Herman Isidore Stern, The gods of our fathers: a study of Saxon mythology, page 15)
- A group or category distinguished from others on the basis of shared characteristics or qualities, for example social qualities.
- A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage (compare ethnic group). See Wikipedia's article on historical definitions of race.
- (biology) A population geographically separated from others of its species that develops significantly different characteristics; a mating group.
- (zoology) Subspecies.
- (animal husbandry) A breed or strain of domesticated animal.
- (mycology, bacteriology, informal) An infraspecific rank, a pathotype, pathovar, etc.
- (obsolete) Peculiar flavour, taste, or strength, as of wine; that quality, or assemblage of qualities, which indicates origin or kind, as in wine; hence, characteristic flavour.
- (obsolete) Characteristic quality or disposition.
Synonyms
- subspecies
- breed
- variety
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Verb
race (third-person singular simple present races, present participle racing, simple past and past participle raced)
- To assign a race to; to perceive as having a (usually specified) race.
- 1996, Philosophical Studies in Education, page 151:
- To be raced as black in the U.S. translates symbolically into being considered inferior to whites, lazy, immoral, boisterous, violent, and sexually promiscuous.
- 2006, Athena D. Mutua, Progressive Black Masculinities?, Routledge (?ISBN), page 30:
- From this perspective, the project of progressive blackness entails the edification of black people and the elimination of all forms of domination that limit this edification for all those raced as black.
- 2008, George Yancy, Black Bodies, White Gazes: The Continuing Significance of Race, Rowman & Littlefield (?ISBN), page 46:
- By avoiding being raced as white, whites are able to maintain the illusion that they have always been individuals, that they have always accomplished their achievements through merit alone.
- 2020 March 24, Sophie Lewis, The coronavirus crisis shows it's time to abolish the family:
- [T]he private family qua mode of social reproduction still, frankly, sucks. It genders, nationalizes and races us. It norms us for productive work.
- 1996, Philosophical Studies in Education, page 151:
Etymology 3
From Middle French [Term?], from Latin radix.
Noun
race (plural races)
- A rhizome or root, especially of ginger.
- 1610, William Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale, Act IV, Scene III, line 45.
- I must have saffron to color the warden pies; mace; dates, none -- that's out of my note; nutmegs, seven; a race or two of ginger, but that I may beg; four pounds of prunes, and as many of raisins o' th' sun.
- 1610, William Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale, Act IV, Scene III, line 45.
Translations
Etymology 4
Verb
race (third-person singular simple present races, present participle racing, simple past and past participle raced)
- Obsolete form of raze.
References
- race at OneLook Dictionary Search
- race in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- race in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- Diez, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der romanischen Sprachen, "Razza."
Anagrams
- -care, Acre, CERA, Care, Cera, Crea, acer, acre, care, e-car
Danish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French race, from Italian razza.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [????s?]
Noun
race c (singular definite racen, plural indefinite racer)
- race (subdivision of species)
- breed
Inflection
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English race.
Alternative forms
- ræs
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [???js], [????s]
Noun
race n (singular definite racet, plural indefinite race)
- a race (a contest where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective)
- a rush
Inflection
Etymology 3
Borrowed from English race.
Alternative forms
- ræse
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [????s?]
Verb
race (imperative race, infinitive at race, present tense racer, past tense racede, perfect tense er/har racet)
- to race (to compete in a race, a contest where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective)
- to rush
Further reading
- race on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /re?s/
- Hyphenation: race
- Rhymes: -e?s
- Homophone: rees
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English race.
Noun
race m (plural races, diminutive raceje n)
- A speed contest, a race.
- Synonym: wedloop
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
race
- first-person singular present indicative of racen
- (archaic) singular present subjunctive of racen
- imperative of racen
French
Etymology
As Middle French rasse "entirety of ancestors and descendants of the same family or people", from ca. 1480,spelling Middle French race recorded in 1549, from Italian razza (13th century), of uncertain origin (more at razza).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?as/
- Rhymes: -as
Noun
race f (plural races)
- race (classification)
- kind
- Synonym: espèce
- (zoology) breed
Related terms
Descendants
- ? German: Rasse
- ? Czech: rasa
- ? Polish: rasa
- ? Serbo-Croatian: rasa
- ? Slovene: rasa
- ? Romanian: ras?
References
- “race” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Further reading
- “race” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- acre, âcre, care, caré, créa, racé
Middle French
Etymology
16th century (spelling rasse from 1480), from Italian razza (early 14th century), of uncertain origin.
Noun
race f (plural races)
- race; breed
Descendants
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ra.t?s?/
Noun
race f
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of raca
Swedish
Etymology
From English race.
Noun
race n
- race (competition)
Declension
Derived terms
- köra sitt eget race
References
- race in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- race in Svensk ordbok (SO)
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mode
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /m??d/
- (General American) IPA(key): /mo?d/
- Rhymes: -??d
- Homophone: mowed
Etymology 1
From Old French mode (masculine), from Latin modus (“measure, due measure, rhythm, melody”). Doublet of modus.
Noun
mode (plural modes)
- (music) One of several ancient Greek scales.
- (music) One of several common scales in modern Western music, one of which corresponds to the modern major scale and one to the natural minor scale.
- A particular means of accomplishing something.
- 1855, Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society (volume 9, page 205)
- An effectual and inexpensive mode of Protecting Wall-Trees from Spring-Frosts.
- 1855, Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society (volume 9, page 205)
- A particular state of being, or frame of mind.
- After a series of early setbacks, her political campaign is in crisis mode.
- (statistics) The most frequently occurring value in a distribution
- (mathematics, physics) A state of a system that is represented by an eigenfunction of that system.
- (computing) One of various related sets of rules for processing data; more generally, any state of the system associated with certain behaviours.
- Hyponyms: emulation mode, immediate mode, local emulation mode, protected mode, real mode, retained mode, strict mode
- (electronics) A series of settings on a device used for a specific purpose.
- (video games) A variation in gameplay, such as a difficulty level.
- (grammar) A verb form that depends on how its containing clause relates to the speaker’s or writer’s wish, intent, or assertion about reality.
- Synonyms: mood, grammatical mood
- Hyponyms: imperative mode, indicative mode, infinitive mode, subjunctive mode
- (philosophy) That which exists only as a quality of substance.
- (textiles) In lace-making, a small decorative piece inserted into a pattern.
- (textiles) The openwork between the solid parts of a pattern.
- (obsolete) A woman's mantle with a hood.
Derived terms
- (grammar): See also Thesaurus:grammatical mood
- (music): Aeolian mode, Dorian mode, Ionian mode, Locrian mode, Lydian mode, Mixolydian mode, Phrygian mode
Related terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From French mode (feminine).
Noun
mode (plural modes)
- Style or fashion; popular trend.
- Her wardrobe is always in mode.
- 1922, Edith Van Dyne, Mary Louise and Josie O'Gorman (chapter 4)
- The dress she wore was no longer a cheap blue serge but a handsome tricolette, richly trimmed according to the prevailing mode.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- bimodal distribution
- median
- mean
- modal
Anagrams
- E.D. Mo., Edom, Medo-, demo, demo-, dome
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /?m?.d?/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /?m?.de/
Noun
mode m (plural modes)
- modus
- way
- (grammar) mood
Danish
Etymology
From French mode, from Latin modus (“manner, method”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mo?d?/, [?mo?ð?]
Noun
mode c (singular definite moden, plural indefinite moder)
- fashion
Inflection
Further reading
- mode on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French mode, from Latin modus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mo?.d?/
- Hyphenation: mo?de
- Rhymes: -o?d?
Noun
mode f (plural modes, diminutive modetje n)
- fashion, trend
- Het staat je vrij om de mode te volgen in België en Nederland — You're free to follow fashion in Belgium and the Netherlands.
- (obsolete) custom, tradition, manner
Derived terms
- burgermode
- damesmode
- haarmode
- herenmode
- kindermode
- modeartikel
- modebewust
- modeblad
- modegek
- modegril
- modekleur
- modekwaal
- modemaakster
- modemagazijn
- modenaaister
- modeontwerp
- modeontwerper
- modeplaat
- modepop
- modeshow
- modesnufje
- modetint
- modetrend
- modevak
- modeverschijnsel
- modewinkel
- modewoord
- modezaak
- modezot
- modezucht
- modieus
Descendants
- Afrikaans: mode
- ? Indonesian: mode
- ? West Frisian: moade
Anagrams
- doem, moed
Esperanto
Etymology
From modo +? -e.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mode/
- Hyphenation: mo?de
- Rhymes: -ode
Adverb
mode
- fashionably
- 1937, British Esperantist:
- 2002, Julian Modest, "La glita kaj dan?era vojo," La Ondo de Esperanto:
- 2003, Thierry Salomon, "La mondolingvo," Monato:
- 1937, British Esperantist:
Synonyms
- la?mode
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mode/, [?mo?de?]
- Rhymes: -ode
- Syllabification: mo?de
Noun
mode
- (colloquial) Synonym of moderaattori.
Declension
Anagrams
- Edmo, demo
French
Etymology
From Middle French mode, from Old French mode f, ultimately from Latin modus m. The masculine gender was reintroduced for some senses during the Middle French period under influence of the Latin. Doublet of mœuf.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?d/
Noun
mode f (plural modes)
- fashion, trend
Derived terms
- à la mode
- défilé de mode
- passé de mode
- tripes à la mode de Caen
Descendants
Noun
mode m (plural modes)
- method, means, way, mode
- (grammar) mode, mood
- Synonym: mœuf
- (statistics) mode (most common value)
Derived terms
Anagrams
- démo, dôme
Further reading
- “mode” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Indonesian
Etymology
- From Dutch mode f, from Middle French mode f, from Latin modus m. Doublet of model, modern, modul, and modus.
- Semantic loan from English mode in electronics and computing sense.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?mo.d?]
- Hyphenation: mo?dê
Noun
modê (plural mode-mode, first-person possessive modeku, second-person possessive modemu, third-person possessive modenya)
- mode, style or fashion; popular trend.
- Synonym: fesyen
- mode,
- (electronics) a series of settings on a device used for a specific purpose.
- (computing) one of various related sets of rules for processing data.
Related terms
Further reading
- “mode” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Noun
mode f
- plural of moda
Anagrams
- demo
Latin
Noun
mode
- vocative singular of modus
Middle English
Alternative forms
- mod, mood, moode
Etymology 1
From Old English m?d, from Proto-Germanic *m?daz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mo?d/
- Rhymes: -o?d
Noun
mode (plural modes)
- Activity within one's mind or brain:
- One's current mindset or feelings; mood:
- Fortitude, braveness, bravery, heart.
- Vainness, proudness; the display of conceit.
- Sadness, lamenting; the state of being sad or upset.
- Angriness, ire, resentment.
- One's mental capacity or intellect; the fount of reasoning.
- One's overall or overarching feelings; an opinion or will.
- What one currently wants or likes; a goal or aim
- One's motivation or willpower; resoluteness.
- (rare) Part of one's thought process.
- One's current mindset or feelings; mood:
- A person's nature or temperament; that which defines one's behaviour.
- One's visible nature; the appearance of someone.
- (rare) One's actions as a whole; the way one behaves.
- (rare) Writing or speaking; communication.
- (rare) An enterprise or endeavour.
Related terms
- drerimod
- mody
- modilich
- modinesse
Descendants
- English: mood
- Scots: mude, muid
References
- “m??d, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-23.
Adjective
mode (rare)
- Vain, boastful, conceited.
- Upset, distressed.
References
- “m??de, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-23.
Etymology 2
From Old French mode, from Latin modus.
Alternative forms
- mood, moode, moodd, moede
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m??d(?)/, /?mo?d(?)/
Noun
mode (plural modes) (Late Middle English)
- Grammatical mood or modality.
- (rare) Songs; pieces or sources of music.
References
- “m?d(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-23.
Descendants
- English: mode, mood
Norman
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
mode f (plural modes)
- (Jersey) fashion
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From French mode (“fashion, trend”), from Middle French mode, from Old French mode f, from Latin modus m (“measure, manner; bound, mood”), from Proto-Italic *mod?s, from Proto-Indo-European *mod-?s (“measure”), from *med- (“to measure”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m??d/
- Rhymes: -??d
- Hyphenation: mode
Adverb
mode
- Only used in à la mode (“a la mode”)
- Only used in a la mode (“a la mode”)
Anagrams
- demo
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- modent
Adjective
mode
- neuter singular of moden
Pali
Alternative forms
Verb
mode
- inflection of modati (“to rejoice”):
- optative active singular
- first-person singular present/imperative middle
Swedish
Etymology
From French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²mu?d?/
Noun
mode n
- fashion, a fashion trend
Declension
Related terms
- höstmode
- modelejon
- modetidning
- vårmode
See also
- mod
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