Distance
From Fresh Dictionary
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English
| Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg. | ||||||
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| try | loved | deal | #625: distance | thinking | beginning | unless |
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /'distəns/
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Noun
- (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
- (uncountable, usually figuratively) The entire amount of space to the objective.
- He had promised to perform this task, but did not go the distance
- (uncountable, usually figuratively) A considerable amount of space.
- The friendship did not survive the row: they kept each other at a distance
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Related terms
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Phrases
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See also
- Customary: inches (in), feet, yards, miles
- Metric: meter (m), centimeter (cm), kilometer (km)
- Universal: astronomical unit (A.U.), parsec
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Translations
- Breton: pellder m. -ioù pl.
- Dutch: afstand m.
- Finnish: etäisyys
- French: distance f.
- German: Distanz f., Entfernung f., Abstand m.
- Indonesian: jarak
- Interlingua: distantia
- Italian: distanza f.
- Japanese: 距離 (きょり, kyori)
- Korean: 거리 [距離] (geori)
- Lithuanian: nuotolis m., atstumas m., sometimes distancija f.
- Polish: odległość, droga f., dystans m.
- Portuguese: distância f.
- Romanian: distanţă f.
- Slovene: razdalja f (1)
- Spanish: distancia f.
- Swedish: avstånd n., distans c.
- Telugu: దూరము
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Verb
to distance (distanced, distanced)
- To move away from someone or something.
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Translations
- Breton: pellaat diouzh, mont diouzh
- Dutch: verwijderen
- Finnish: etäännyttää
- German: entfernen
- Indonesian: menjauhi
- Interlingua: distantiar
- Polish: dystansować się
- Portuguese: distanciar-se, afastar-se
- Romanian: distanţa
- Swedish: distansera sig, avlägsna sig
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French
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /dis'tɔ̃s(ə)/
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Noun
distance f.
- An intervening space between two points.fr:distance
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