Homonyms - Race (As a Verb and Noun)

1.   (noun) – competition

Ø      We’re training very hard for the cycling race next month.

Ø      Would you happen to know who won the boat race yesterday?

Ø      They are taking part in a race to the top of Mount Kinabalu.

2.   (noun) – people

Ø     We are blessed that people of different races can live peacefully in this country.

3.   (verb) – competition

Ø     We used to race against each other when we were in high school.

4.   (verb) – hurry

Ø     We saw the paramedics racing (= rushing) a patient into the operating theatre while visiting a friend in hospital yesterday.

Ø     John was so excited to see his cousin that he raced down the stairs when he heard the doorbell rang.