"rate" meaning in English

See rate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /reɪt/ Audio: en-us-rate.ogg [US] Forms: rate [singular], rates [plural]
enPR: rāt Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Speed. A rate is how fast something happens. Something can go at a fast rate or a slow rate.
    Sense id: simple-rate-en-noun-7cdpkv7F

Verb

IPA: /reɪt/ Audio: en-us-rate.ogg [US] Forms: rate [canonical], rates [third-person, singular], rated [past], rated [past, participle], rating [present, participle]
enPR: rāt Head templates: {{verb|rat|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Someone rates something when they decide how much its value is (how much it's worth).
    Sense id: simple-rate-en-verb-vgRDHk6z
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          "text": "If we keep writing pages at this rate we might have 2000 Simple English Wiktionary words by August 4."
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