mile in English: A way of measuring distance, a little more than one and a half kilometres. (noun)

Translation

A way of measuring distance, a little more than one and a half kilometres.

Word origin

From Latin mille passus, a thousand paces of a marching Roman soldier.

Gender

Pluralmiles

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We use "mile" to say how far something is.

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"Miles" is the plural of "mile".

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"Miles away" means very far.

far

A long way from here, or a long way from another place.

road

A long, hard path that cars and people use to travel from one place to another.

walk

To walk is to move along on your feet at a slow, steady pace.

distance

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

long

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

yard

A length of about 91 centimetres, a little less than a metre; also an open space beside a building.

inch

A small unit for measuring length, equal to 2.54 centimetres.

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