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   Dis·tance

   /ˈdist(ə)ns/

   

   noun

   • 1. an amount of space between two things or people: "I bicycled the short distance home" Similar intervalspacespangapseparationinterspacestretchextentlengthwidthbreadthdepthrangereach
   • ▪ the condition of being far off; remoteness: "distance makes things look small" Similar remotenessfarnesscloseness
   • ▪ a far-off point or place: "watching them from a distance"
   • ▪ the more remote part of what is visible or discernible: "I heard police sirens in the distance"
   • ▪ an interval of time: "a distance of more than twenty years"
   • 2. the full length of a race: "he claimed the 10,000 meter title in only his second race over the distance"
   • ▪ the distance from the winning post which a horse must have reached when the winner finishes in order to qualify for a subsequent heat. North American
   • ▪ the scheduled length of a fight: "he has won his first five fights inside the distance"
   • 3. the avoidance of familiarity; aloofness or reserve: "a mix of warmth and distance makes a good neighbor" Similar aloofnessremotenessdetachmentstand-offishnessunfriendlinesshaughtinesshauteurcoolnesscoldnessfrigidityreservereticencerestraintstiffnessformalityunresponsivenessOpposite friendliness

   verb

   • 1. make (someone or something) far off or remote in position or nature: "her mother wished to distance her from the rough village children"
   • ▪ declare that one is not connected with or a supporter of (someone or something): "he sought to distance himself from the proposals"
   • ▪ beat (a horse) by a distance.

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘discord, debate’): from Old French or from Latin distantia, from distant- ‘standing apart’, from the verb distare (see distant).

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   The meaning of DISTANCE is the quality or state of being distant. How to use distance in a sentence. the quality or state of being distant: such as; spatial remoteness; personal and especially emotional separation; also : reserve, coldness…

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   noun. the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc. the state or fact of being apart in space, as of one thing from another; remoteness. a linear extent of space: Seven miles is a distance too great to walk in an hour. an expanse; area: A vast distance of water surrounded the ship.

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   DISTANCE definition: 1. the amount of space between two places: 2. from a place that is not near: 3. at a point that…. Learn more.

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   [countable, uncountable] the amount of space between two places or things. a short/long distance. Paul has to drive very long distances as part of his job. a distance of something to travel/cover a distance of 200 kilometres. distance to something She walked the short distance to her apartment.

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   Distance is an amount of space between things. From a distance , it's hard to tell if someone's wearing a vampire costume or just a chic black outfit. The noun distance usually refers to physical space in between two objects, like the distance between your parking spot and the entrance to the mall.

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   B1. the length of the space between two places or things: We're only a short distance from my house. He calculated the distance between the Earth and the Sun. Are the shops within walking distance? Fewer examples. The distances were measured in kilometres. I find it difficult to judge distances.

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   the interval between two points of time; an extent of time: His vacation period was a good distance away. remoteness or difference in any respect: Our philosophies are a long distance apart. an amount of progress: We've come a long distance on the project.