distance
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English [edit]
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Etymology [edit]
From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin distantia (“distance, remoteneness, difference”), from distans, present participle of distare (“to stand apart, be separate, distant, or different”), from di-, dis- (“apart”) + stare (“to stand”).
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Noun [edit]
distance (countable and uncountable; plural distances)
- (countable) The amount of space between two points, usually geographical points, usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
- The distance to Petersborough is thirty miles.
- There is a long distance between Moscow and Vladivostok.
- (uncountable, figuratively) The entire amount of space to the objective.
- He had promised to perform this task, but did not go the distance.
- (uncountable, figuratively) A considerable amount of space.
- The friendship did not survive the row: they kept each other at a distance.
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Terms derived from distance
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Translations [edit]
amount of space between two points
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Verb [edit]
distance (third-person singular simple present distances, present participle distancing, simple past and past participle distanced)
- (transitive) To move away (from) someone or something.
- He distanced himself from the comments made by some of his colleagues.
- (transitive) To leave at a distance; to outpace, leave behind.
- 1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska 2005, p. 71:
- Then the horse, with muscles strong as steel, distanced the sound.
- 1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska 2005, p. 71:
Translations [edit]
move away
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Statistics [edit]
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Most common English words before 1923: try · loved · deal · #625: distance · thinking · beginning · unless
External links [edit]
- distance in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- distance in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- distance at OneLook Dictionary Search
Danish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French distance.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /distanɡsə/, [d̥iˈsd̥ɑŋsə]
Noun [edit]
distance c (singular definite distancen, plural indefinite distancer)
Inflection [edit]
Inflection of distance
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative, dative and accusative | distance | distancen | distancer | distancerne |
| genitive | distances | distancens | distancers | distancernes |
French [edit]
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Noun [edit]
distance f (plural distances)
Verb [edit]
distance
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