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distance
/'dɪstəns/
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Definitions of distance
  1. verb
    go far ahead of
    "He outdistanced the other runners"

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    outdistance outstrip
    type of:
    leave behind
  2. noun
    size of the gap between two places
    "the distance from New York to Chicago"

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    length
    type of:
    size
  3. noun
    the interval between two times
    "the distance from birth to death"

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    space
  4. noun
    indifference by personal withdrawal
    "emotional distance"

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    aloofness
    type of:
    indifference
  5. noun
    a distant region
    "I could see it in the distance"
    type of:
    region part
  6. noun
    a remote point in time
    "if that happens it will be at some distance in the future" "at a distance of ten years he had forgotten many of the details"
    type of:
    point point in time
  7. verb
    keep at a distance
    "we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living"
    type of:
    keep hold maintain
  8. noun
    the property created by the space between two objects or points
Examples of distance
  • "He outdistanced the other runners"
  • "the distance from New York to Chicago"
  • "the distance from birth to death"
  • "emotional distance"
  • "I could see it in the distance"
  • "if that happens it will be at some distance in the future"
  • "at a distance of ten years he had forgotten many of the details"
  • "we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living"
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