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race

 
 
/reɪs/ verb

Translation

COMPETE [I, T] to compete in a race
yarışmak
I'll race you to the end of the road. I used to race against him at school.14761613
race along/down/over, etc to move somewhere very quickly
koşmak, koşuşturmak
I raced over to see what was the matter.1613
race sb to/back, etc to take someone somewhere very quickly
süratle götürmek; hızlıca alıp götürmek
Ambulances raced the injured to a nearby hospital.1613
HORSE/DOG [T] to put a horse, dog, etc in a race
yarıştırmak, yarışa sokmak
1476
(Definition of race verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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