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{ "term": "distance", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "the amount of space between two places or things", "sensetop": "a distance of somethingdistance to somethingdistance from somethingdistance of A from Bdistance from A to Bdistance between A and Bover a distance (of something)within… distance (of something)distance away", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a **short/long distance**" }, { "text": "Paul has to drive very long distances as part of his job." }, { "text": "to **travel/cover a distance** of 200 kilometres", "contextForm": "a distance of something" }, { "text": "She **walked the short distance** to her apartment.", "contextForm": "distance to something" }, { "text": "Once she was a **safe distance** from the shop, Gina stopped.", "contextForm": "distance from something" }, { "text": "the distance of the earth from the sun", "contextForm": "distance of A from B" }, { "text": "What’s the distance from New York City to Boston?", "contextForm": "distance from A to B" }, { "text": "What’s the distance between New York City and Boston?", "contextForm": "distance between A and B" }, { "text": "The wind carries pollen over considerable distances.", "contextForm": "over a distance (of something)" }, { "text": "The beach is **within walking distance** of my house *(= you can walk there easily)*.", "contextForm": "within… distance (of something)" }, { "text": "The house is within easy commuting distance of town." }, { "text": "In the US, distance is measured in miles." }, { "text": "Our parents live some distance away *(= quite far away)*.", "contextForm": "distance away" }, { "text": "a distance *(= long-distance)* runner/swimmer" }, { "text": "I kept a comfortable distance behind the van." }, { "text": "Allow for greater braking distances when pulling a loaded trailer." }, { "text": "They moved a short distance up the valley." }, { "text": "He was gradually closing the distance between himself and the other runners." }, { "text": "It is very difficult to judge distances in the desert." }, { "text": "It's quite a good distance to the nearest town." }, { "text": "She sprinted the entire distance." }, { "text": "The arch spans a distance of 285 feet." }, { "text": "The gym is within walking distance." }, { "text": "The house is a short distance away from the bus station." }, { "text": "The leaders in the race were a considerable distance ahead." }, { "text": "The people travel vast distances to find food." }, { "text": "The sound can be heard over a distance of more than five miles." }, { "text": "The spacecraft has the ability to traverse great distances." }, { "text": "The town is a considerable distance from the coast." }, { "text": "The young birds were soon flying distances of 200 feet or more." }, { "text": "a champion distance swimmer" }, { "text": "children living within a certain distance of the school" }, { "text": "the average distance covered during pursuits by cheetahs" }, { "text": "the distance from our house to the school" }, { "text": "to have good distance vision" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["considerable", "enormous", "fair"], "verb + distance": ["cover", "cross", "go"], "distance + noun": ["runner", "swimmer", "running"], "preposition": [ "at a distance", "at a distance from", "at a distance of" ], "phrases": [ "a… distance ahead, away, apart, etc.", "some distance ahead, away, apart, etc.", "within commuting distance" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "being far away in space or in time", "sensetop": "distance between A and B", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Distance is no problem on the internet." }, { "text": "They don't see their family because of geographical distance." }, { "text": "The car put physical distance between people and their places of work.", "contextForm": "distance between A and B" }, { "text": "No time or distance can limit this type of friendship." }, { "text": "The sheer distance of these objects from Earth makes it impossible for us to study them closely." }, { "text": "Because of geographical distance, Britain had not been as Romanized as Gaul or Spain." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["far", "middle"], "verb + distance": [ "gaze (off) into", "look (off) into", "stare (off) into" ], "distance + noun": ["education", "learning", "vision"], "preposition": ["at a distance", "from a distance", "in the distance"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "a point that is a particular amount of space away from something else", "sensetop": "from a distancefrom a distanceat a distanceat a distance of something", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "You'll never get the ball in from that distance.", "contextForm": "from a distance" }, { "text": "The cat sat and watched us from a **safe distance**." }, { "text": "Visitors can only view the painting from a distance of three metres.", "contextForm": "from a distance" }, { "text": "She followed them at a discreet distance.", "contextForm": "at a distance" }, { "text": "A digital camera was positioned at a distance of 1.5 metres from the subject.", "contextForm": "at a distance of something" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["far", "middle"], "verb + distance": [ "gaze (off) into", "look (off) into", "stare (off) into" ], "distance + noun": ["education", "learning", "vision"], "preposition": ["at a distance", "from a distance", "in the distance"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "a difference or lack of a connection between two things", "sensetop": "distance between A and Bdistance from something", "labels": "(British English)", "examples": [ { "text": "The distance between fashion and art remains as great as ever.", "contextForm": "distance between A and B" }, { "text": "The government is keen to **put some distance between** itself and these events *(= show that there is no connection between them)*." }, { "text": "Sociologists must maintain critical distance from the ideas of society at any particular time.", "contextForm": "distance from something" }, { "text": "Eddie is, **by some distance** *(= by a great amount)*, the funniest character in the show." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["critical", "professional", "emotional"], "verb + distance": ["keep", "maintain"], "preposition": ["distance from"], "phrases": ["a sense of distance"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "a situation in which there is a lack of friendly feelings or of a close relationship between two people or groups of people", "sensetop": "distance between A and Bdistance from somebody/something", "examples": [ { "text": "The coldness and distance in her voice took me by surprise." }, { "text": "There was a growing distance between the two sides of the family.", "contextForm": "distance between A and B" }, { "text": "He worried about the increasing distance between his children and himself." }, { "text": "He felt a sense of distance from the others.", "contextForm": "distance from somebody/something" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "from a place or time that is not near; from far away", "examples": [ { "text": "She had loved him at a distance for years." }, { "text": "At a distance it is difficult to make out the detail on the building." }, { "text": "We admired the palace from a distance." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to continue playing in a competition or sports contest until the end", "examples": [ { "text": "Nobody thought he would last 15 rounds, but he went the full distance." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "far away but still able to be seen or heard", "examples": [ { "text": "We saw lights in the distance." }, { "text": "Alice stood staring into the distance." }, { "text": "Five miles of sand stretched away into the distance." }, { "text": "I could just see the hills in the far distance." }, { "text": "In the distance was a small town." }, { "text": "The moors stretched away into the blue distance." }, { "text": "The road stretches off into the distance." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to refuse to be friendly with somebody; to not let somebody be friendly towards you", "examples": [ { "text": "The manager prefers to keep employees at a distance." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to make sure you are not too near somebody/something", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to avoid getting too friendly or involved with a person, group, etc.", "examples": [ { "text": "She was warned to keep her distance from Charles if she didn't want to get hurt." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "very close", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "We came within touching distance of winning the cup." }, { "text": "We live within spitting distance of the bus station." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈdɪstəns/", "audio": "di/distance/distance__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈdɪstəns/", "audio": "di/distance/distance__us_2.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Middle English (in the sense ‘discord, debate’): from Old French or from Latin distantia, from distant- ‘standing apart’, from the verb distare, from dis- ‘apart’ + stare ‘stand’." }