[
UK
/dˈɪstəns/
]
[ US /ˈdɪstəns/ ]
[ US /ˈdɪstəns/ ]
NOUN
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the interval between two times
the distance from birth to death
it all happened in the space of 10 minutes -
indifference by personal withdrawal
emotional distance - the property created by the space between two objects or points
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a distant region
I could see it in the distance -
size of the gap between two places
the distance from New York to Chicago
he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points -
a remote point in time
at a distance of ten years he had forgotten many of the details
if that happens it will be at some distance in the future
VERB
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go far ahead of
He outdistanced the other runners -
keep at a distance
we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living
How To Use distance In A Sentence
- Shah went forth with her for a distance of three parasangs; after which he bade farewell to her and the Wazir and those with him, and returned to his home in gladness and safety. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
- There are a few ridges and ranges in the distance.
- His eyes were fixed on a small house in the middle distance.
- I picked up the faint sound of a car in the distance.
- Regulate partial existing long distance line.
- The flat, white light made it hard to gauge distances. A BOOK OF LANDS AND PEOPLES
- In the Zirgana mountains large red deer softly returned their gaze from an apprehensive distance.
- Lime hawk moth moth is named after the hawk because it capable of powerful, long- distance flight. Times, Sunday Times
- The logo has to be big enough to be readable from a distance (10-15 feet, say). Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Would you like to give me some stylistic feedback?
- a tower conspicuous at a great distance