Distance — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the property created by the space between two objects or points

a distant region

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈiːɡəlstˌoʊn/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪstəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪstəns/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈiːɡəlstˌoʊn/.

Examples

I could see it in the distance
the distance from New York to Chicago
he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

length space outdistance aloofness outstrip

Parts of Speech

noun	the property created by the space between two objects or points
noun	a distant region “I could see it in the distance”
noun	size of the gap between two places “the distance from New York to Chicago”
noun	indifference by personal withdrawal “emotional distance”
noun	the interval between two times “the distance from birth to death”
noun	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”
verb	go far ahead of “He outdistanced the other runners”

Word Forms

distant	adjective	located far away spatially
distance	verb	keep at a distance
space	verb	place at intervals
distance	noun	indifference by personal withdrawal

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Distanz

die Eigenschaft, die durch den Raum zwischen zwei Objekten oder Punkten entsteht

🇪🇸Spanish

distancia

la propiedad creada por el espacio entre dos objetos o puntos

🇮🇹Italian

distanza

la proprietà creata dallo spazio tra due oggetti o punti

🇳🇱Dutch

afstand

de eigenschap gecreëerd door de ruimte tussen twee objecten of punten

🇵🇹Portuguese

distância

a propriedade criada pelo espaço entre dois objetos ou pontos

🇷🇺Russian

расстояние

свойство, создаваемое пространством между двумя объектами или точками

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दूरी

दो वस्तुओं या बिंदुओं के बीच के स्थान द्वारा निर्मित संपत्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

দূরত্ব

দুটি বস্তু বা বিন্দুর মধ্যে স্থান দ্বারা সৃষ্ট সম্পত্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

தூரம்

இரண்டு பொருள்கள் அல்லது புள்ளிகளுக்கு இடையிலான இடைவெளியால் உருவாக்கப்பட்ட சொத்து

🇮🇳Telugu

దూరం

రెండు వస్తువులు లేదా పాయింట్ల మధ్య ఖాళీ ద్వారా సృష్టించబడిన ఆస్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

अंतर

दोन वस्तू किंवा बिंदूंमधील जागेद्वारे तयार केलेली मालमत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

અંતર

બે વસ્તુઓ અથવા બિંદુઓ વચ્ચેની જગ્યા દ્વારા બનાવેલ મિલકત

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೂರ

ಎರಡು ವಸ್ತುಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಬಿಂದುಗಳ ನಡುವಿನ ಜಾಗದಿಂದ ರಚಿಸಲಾದ ಆಸ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദൂരം

രണ്ട് വസ്തുക്കൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പോയിൻ്റുകൾക്കിടയിലുള്ള ഇടം സൃഷ്ടിച്ച സ്വത്ത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੂਰੀ

ਦੋ ਵਸਤੂਆਂ ਜਾਂ ਬਿੰਦੂਆਂ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਸਪੇਸ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਬਣਾਈ ਗਈ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

فاصلہ

دو اشیاء یا پوائنٹس کے درمیان کی جگہ سے پیدا ہونے والی پراپرٹی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

距离

由两个对象或点之间的空间创建的属性

🇯🇵Japanese

距離

2 つのオブジェクトまたは点の間の空間によって作成されるプロパティ

🇰🇷Korean

거리

두 물체나 점 사이의 공간에 의해 생성되는 특성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khoảng cách

thuộc tính được tạo bởi khoảng cách giữa hai đối tượng hoặc điểm

🇹🇭Thai

ระยะทาง

คุณสมบัติที่สร้างขึ้นโดยช่องว่างระหว่างสองวัตถุหรือจุด

🇮🇩Indonesian

jarak

properti yang dibuat oleh ruang antara dua objek atau titik

🇵🇭Filipino

distansya

ang ari-arian na nilikha ng espasyo sa pagitan ng dalawang bagay o punto

🇲🇾Malay

jarak

sifat yang dicipta oleh ruang antara dua objek atau titik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مسافة

الخاصية التي تم إنشاؤها بواسطة المسافة بين كائنين أو نقطتين

🇮🇷Persian

فاصله

ویژگی ایجاد شده توسط فضای بین دو شی یا نقطه

🇹🇷Turkish

mesafe

iki nesne veya nokta arasındaki boşluğun yarattığı özellik

🇮🇱Hebrew

מֶרְחָק

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What is the primary definition of the word 'distance'?

The primary meaning of 'distance' is 'the property created by the space between two objects or points'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'distance' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'distance' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'distance' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'distance' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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