"race" meaning in English

See race in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /reɪs/ Audio: en-us-race.ogg [US] Forms: race [singular], races [plural]
enPR: /rās/ Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A race is when people compete to see who is the fastest at either driving or running.
    Sense id: simple-race-en-noun-8xqNTQu8
  2. A race is a group of people that come from the same place and have similar traditions.
    Sense id: simple-race-en-noun-hiO5TY2x
  3. A race is a group of people with the same physical characteristics, such as skin color, hair color and type, etc.
    Sense id: simple-race-en-noun-bhclMHR8

Verb

IPA: /reɪs/ Audio: en-us-race.ogg [US] Forms: race [canonical], races [third-person, singular], raced [past], raced [past, participle], racing [present, participle]
enPR: /rās/ Head templates: {{verb|rac|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When a person races, he competes with other people to see who can go the fastest.
    Sense id: simple-race-en-verb-0mK8S8R7
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