distance - English word #961

Translation

How far it is from one place or thing to another.

Word origin

From Latin distantia, meaning a standing apart, from distare, to stand away.

Gender

Pluraldistances

miles.

"Distance" is how far one place is from another.

top.

Here "distance" means how far we went.

runners .

"Distances" is the plural, meaning more than one distance.

thing

An object that you can see, hold, or talk about but may not name.

way

A method of doing something, or a road or path from one place to another.

long

Measuring a large amount from one end to the other, or lasting a great deal of time.

part

A piece or section of something bigger, not the whole of it.

move

To move is to go from one place to another, or to put something in a new place.

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