ace
verb/eɪs/
/eɪs/
(informal, especially North American English)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they ace | /eɪs/ /eɪs/ |
| he / she / it aces | /ˈeɪsɪz/ /ˈeɪsɪz/ |
| past simple aced | /eɪst/ /eɪst/ |
| past participle aced | /eɪst/ /eɪst/ |
| -ing form acing | /ˈeɪsɪŋ/ /ˈeɪsɪŋ/ |
- ace something to be successful in something
- He aced all his tests.
- They watched the golfer ace the 17th hole (= get the ball into the hole using only one shot).
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting the “one” on dice): via Old French from Latin as ‘unity, a unit’.
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