distance
Translation
distance, remoteness, gap
Examples
What is the distance to the station?
What is the distance to the station?
There was a distance in her manner.
There was a distance in her manner.
I saw a ship in the distance.
I saw a ship in the distance.
Grammar Patterns
the ((distance)) ((between A and B)) the amount of space between two places What is the distance to the station?
in the ((distance)) far away but able to be seen or heard I saw a ship in the distance.
Similar Words
Synonyms: gap, space, interval, remoteness; Antonyms: closeness, proximity, nearness
Etymology
From Latin `distantia` meaning 'a standing apart', from `dis-` (apart) + `stare` (to stand).
Memory Tips
Imagine two people taking a 'stance' that is 'di-' (apart from) each other.