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Distance

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Noun

1. distance

the property created by the space between two objects or points

2. distance

a distant region

Example Sentences:
'I could see it in the distance'

3. distance, length

size of the gap between two places

Example Sentences:
'the distance from New York to Chicago'
'he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points'

4. aloofness, distance

indifference by personal withdrawal

Example Sentences:
'emotional distance'

5. distance, space

the interval between two times

Example Sentences:
'the distance from birth to death'
'it all happened in the space of 10 minutes'

6. distance

a remote point in time

Example Sentences:
'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'

Verb

7. distance

keep at a distance

Example Sentences:
'we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living'

8. distance, outdistance, outstrip

go far ahead of

Example Sentences:
'He outdistanced the other runners'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Distance

see synonyms of distance
noun
1. 
the intervening space between two points or things
2. 
the length of this gap
3. 
the state of being apart in space; remoteness
4. 
an interval between two points in time
5. 
the extent of progress; advance
6. 
a distant place or time
he lives at a distance from his work
7. 
a separation or remoteness in relationship; disparity
8. geometry
a. 
the length of the shortest line segment joining two points
b. 
the length along a straight line or curve
9.  the distance
10. horse racing
a. British
a point on a racecourse 240 yards from the winning post
b. British
any interval of more than 20 lengths between any two finishers in a race
c. US
the part of a racecourse that a horse must reach in any heat before the winner passes the finishing line in order to qualify for later heats
11.  go the distance
12.  keep one's distance
13. 
the distant parts of a picture, such as a landscape
14.  middle distance
15. (modifier) athletics
relating to or denoting the longer races, usually those longer than a mile
a distance runner
verb (transitive)
16. 
to hold or place at a distance
17. 
to separate (oneself) mentally or emotionally from something
18. 
to outdo; outstrip

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Distance

see synonyms of distance
noun
1. 
the fact or condition of being separated or removed in space or time; remoteness
2. 
a gap, space, or interval between two points, lines, objects, etc.
3. 
an interval between two points in time
4. 
the length of a line between two points
the distance between Paris and Rome
5. 
a remoteness in relationship; dissimilarity; disparity
the distance between wealth and poverty
6. 
a remoteness in behavior; coolness of manner; reserve
7. 
a remote point in space
away in the distance
8. 
a faraway point of time
at this distance we cannot know Neanderthal man
9.  Painting
the depicting of distance, as in a landscape
10.  Horse Racing
a space that is a certain distance back from the finish line: in order to be qualified for future heats, a horse must have reached this space by the time the winner has completed the course
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈdistanced or ˈdistancing
11. 
to place or hold at some distance
12. 
a. 
to place (oneself) at an emotional distance from something
b. 
to cause to be at a mental or emotional distance from an audience, reader, etc.
13. 
to do better or more than; leave behind; outdo; outdistance

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Distance

see synonyms of distance
n.
1. The extent of space between two objects or places; an intervening space.
2. The fact or condition of being apart in space; remoteness.
3. Mathematics The length or numerical value of a straight line or curve.
4.
a. The extent of space between points on a measured course.
b. The length of a race, especially of a horserace.
5.
a. A point or area that is far away: "Telephone poles stretched way into a distance I couldn't quite see" (Leigh Allison Wilson).
b. A depiction of a such a point or area.
6. A stretch of space without designation of limit; an expanse: a land of few hills and great distances.
7. The extent of time between two events; an intervening period.
8. A point removed in time: At a distance of 11 years, his memory of the crime was blurry.
9. The full period or length of a contest or game: The challenger had never attempted the distance of 12 rounds.
10. An amount of progress: The curriculum committee is a distance from where it was last month.
11. Difference or disagreement: The candidates could not be at a greater distance on this issue.
12. Emotional separateness or reserve; aloofness.
tr.v. dis·tanced, dis·tanc·ing, dis·tanc·es
1. To place or keep at or as if at a distance: "monks who had distanced themselves from the official ecclesiastical hierarchy by resurrecting the ascetic traditions of the early Church Fathers" (Rosamund Bartlett).
2. To cause to appear at a distance.
3. To leave far behind; outrun.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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