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race verbs compete in a race ( also take part in a race ) • He is competing in his first race this year. • Runners from all over the world will take part in the race. have a race • Let’s have a race! hold a race • The race will be held on February 25th. win/lose a race • He did not win another race that season. come first/last etc in a race ( also finish first/last etc in a race ) • She came third in the race. lead the race (= be ahead of everyone else ) • He led the race from start to finish. finish the race • Congratulations to Matthew, who finished the race in three hours 17 minutes. run a race • I thought I ran a good race. enter somebody/something in a race • The horse is entered in a race at Worcester the day after tomorrow. ADJECTIVES/NOUN + race tough/hard • He said he expected the race to be tough. the big race (= an important race ) • There are only three days to go until the big race. a 3000 metres/10 km etc race • He finished first in the 100 metres race. a horse/boat/bike etc race • It’s legal to gamble on horse races. a road race (= when people run, cycle etc on ordinary roads ) • She regularly competes in 10 kilometre road races. race 2 verbs enter/join the race • There was speculation that another candidate might enter the race. drop out of/withdraw from the race • He dropped out of the presidential race three weeks ago. stay in the race • Forbes has the money to stay in the mayoral race as long as he likes. win a race • It looks as though he will win the race to be the Democratic presidential candidate. ADJECTIVES/NOUN + race close/tight • Most people were predicting a close race. a three-horse/three-way race (= when three people have a chance of winning ) • In a three-way race, Clinton received 47 percent, Dole 35 percent, Perot 10 percent. a two-horse/two-way race • It soon became clear that it would be a two-horse race. a one-horse race • This is turning into a one-horse race. a presidential/Senate/mayoral race • He put $12 million of his own money into a Senate race. phrases be still in the race (= still have a chance of winning ) • Swindon Town is still in the race, despite losing to Manchester City on Saturday.
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verb ADV. frantically, madly She raced frantically towards the train. | ahead, away, back, by, downstairs, off, out, past, upstairs Farms and villages raced by. PREP. across, after, along, around/round, down, for, into, out of, through, to, towards, up He raced madly up the stairs. PHRASES come racing Two boys suddenly came racing round the corner.
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noun contest to find the fastest person, car, etc. ADJ. big I get very nervous before a big race. | close, tight | long-distance | 10-kilometre, 24-hour, 7-lap, etc. | gruelling, hard, tough | relay, road | men's, women's | boat, motor, motorbike, yacht, etc. | dog, horse, etc. | Grand Prix, World Cup, etc. VERB + RACE have, hold, organize, stage Let's have a race! | be in, compete in, enter, go in for, run in, take part in Is she running in the big race on Saturday? | drop out of, pull out of, withdraw (sth) from He dropped out of the race with a pulled muscle after two laps. She had to pull out of the race at the last minute. | lead, win I was leading the race until the half-way point. She has won the race for the last five years. | lose | come first/second, etc. in | beat sb/sth in | fix There is a rumour that the race was fixed. | throw (= to lose deliberately) He was paid £1,000 to throw the race. RACE + VERB be run/held, take place RACE + NOUN meeting The horse was withdrawn from today's race meeting with an injured leg. | winner | official, organizer PREP. in a/the ~ I'm not in this race. | ~ against/with the race against the Danish team | ~ between the University Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge | ~ over a race over 200 metres competitive situation ADJ. two-horse Although there are five candidates, realistically it is a two-horse race. | presidential | arms the halting of the nuclear arms race VERB + RACE be (involved) in, join The rival TV companies are in a race to bring out the first film drama of his life. | be ahead in, lead, win Who will win the race for the White House? | be left behind in, lag behind in, lose PREP. in a/the ~ lagging behind in the race for the presidency | ~ between a race between the developing countries | ~ for the race for nuclear supremacy | ~ with the race with their rivals racial group ADJ. human | mixed a child of mixed race | Irish, Jewish, Latin, etc. | master the ideology of the master race RACE + NOUN relations Immigration and race relations were key political issues at the time. | equality | discrimination, prejudice | riot PREP. among ~s The disease is more common among European races. | between ~s greater understanding between nations and races | from a ~ children from all races and religions | of a ~ people of different races and cultures | ~ of The Amazons were a race of female warriors. PHRASES on (the) grounds of race discriminating
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see RAT RACE; SLOW BUT SURE (STEADY WINS THE RACE).
American Heritage Idioms
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noun species: The human race can destroy itself. noun contest: We are in the race to win. verb contested: We raced with other cars.
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race • one of the main groups of people in the world, who have the same colour of skin and other physical features: Everybody should be treated equally regardless of their race or sex. • race relations (= the relationship between people of different races ) nation • a country and its people, or a group of people with the same history and language: Japan has become one of the richest nations in the world. • Our dream is for a united Arab nation. people the people who belong to a particular country, race, or area. The plural of this meaning of people is peoples: • the American people • the native peoples of the islands tribe a group of people in a country who are the same race, with the same traditional way of life and the same leader: • a tribe in Papua New Guinea • Bedouin tribes ethnic group a group of people of the same race, nation, or tribe: • Within Namibia there are more than a dozen different ethnic groups. • the needs of minority ethnic groups
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