ace

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈeɪs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/eɪs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ās)

Inflections of 'ace' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
aces
v 3rd person singular
acing
v pres p
aced
v past
aced
v past p

Collocations for "ace"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "ace" in context.

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ace

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. the ace of [hearts, spades]
  2. had [three] aces (in his hand)
  3. Aces are wild.
  4. Do you have any aces?
  5. had another ace up his sleeve
  6. still had an ace up his sleeve
  7. a [shooting, flying] ace
  8. tennis: served [three] aces
  9. tennis: was his [fourth] ace this match
  10. tennis: served another ace!
  11. golf: shot an ace on the [9th] hole
  12. the ace of the [cooking, writing] staff
adj
  1. is an ace [pilot, chess player, dancer]
  2. UK, slang: my [friends, parents] are ace
'ace' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
club - diamond - heart - run - serve - sleeve - trump

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