Dictionary definition · distance
noun
- the property created by the space between two objects or points
- a distant region"I could see it in the distance"
- size of the gap between two places"the distance from New York to Chicago"
- indifference by personal withdrawal"emotional distance"
- the interval between two times"the distance from birth to death"
- a remote point in time"if that happens, it will be at some distance in the future"
verb
- keep at a distance"we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living"
- go far ahead of"He outdistanced the other runners"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).