distance

I

n.

1) to cover; run; travel; walk a distance

2) to keep a distance (to keep a safe distance between cars)

3) to close the distance between

4) a discreet; good, great, long; safe; short distance (we traveled a short distance)

5) (a) shouting; striking; walking distance (it's within easy walking distance)

6) (a) braking, stopping distance

7) a distance between; from; to (the distance between New York and London is three thousand miles; the distance from Philadelphia to Chicago is less than eight hundred miles)

8) at a distance (at a discreet distance; we spotted them at a distance of two hundred yards)

9) from a distance (I spotted her from a distance)

10) in the distance (the city was visible in the distance) (misc.)

11) to keep one's distance ('to not allow familiarity'); a short distance away; quite a distance

II

v. (D; refl.) to distance from

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['dɪst(ə)ns]

a short distance away

from

good

great

long

quite a distance

run

safe

stopping distance

striking

travel

walk a distance

walking distance (it's within easy walking distance)

to (the distance between New York and London is three thousand miles; the distance from Philadelphia to Chicago is less than eight hundred miles)

short distance (we traveled a short distance)

(D; refl.) to distance from

(a) braking

(a) shouting

a discreet

a distance between

to close the distance between

to cover

to keep one's distance ('to not allow familiarity')

from a distance (I spotted her from a distance)

at a distance (at a discreet distance; we spotted them at a distance of two hundred yards)

in the distance (misc.; the city was visible in the distance)

to keep a distance (to keep a safe distance between cars)