distance

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01noun

the property created by the space between two objects or points

02noun

a distant region

“I could see it in the distance”

03noun

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”

04noun

indifference by personal withdrawal

“emotional distance”

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05noun

the interval between two times

“the distance from birth to death”

“it all happened in the space of 10 minutes”

06noun

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”

07verb

keep at a distance

“we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living”

08verb

go far ahead of

“He outdistanced the other runners”

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