What part of speech is distance?

Distance can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. distance is a verb, present, 1st person singular of distance (infinitive).
  • 2. distance is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. distance is a noun, singular of distances.

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Verb

Noun

What does distance mean?

Definitions

Verb
distance - keep at a distance; "we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living"
distance - go far ahead of; "He outdistanced the other runners"

Noun
distance - the property created by the space between two objects or points
distance - size of the gap between two places; "the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points"
distance - indifference by personal withdrawal; "emotional distance"
distance - the interval between two times; "the distance from birth to death"; "it all happened in the space of 10 minutes"
distance - a remote point in time; "if that happens it will be at some distance in the future"; "at a distance of ten years he had forgotten many of the details"
distance - a distant region; "I could see it in the distance"
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Examples of distance

#   Sentence  
1. noun The distance from New York to Chicago.
2. noun Emotional distance.
3. noun The distance from birth to death.
4. noun If that happens it will be at some distance in the future.
5. noun At a distance of ten years he had forgotten many of the details.
6. noun I could see it in the distance.
7. noun ive never been to the yorkshire moors or penines at all...i can see the penines in the far distance from my bedroom window.
8. noun The apartments are within walking distance to Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, and other stores.
9. noun There's a restaurant nearby (walking distance) with a great breakfast, and a market across the street.
10. noun There is no distance on this earth as far away as yesterday.
11. noun You had better keep him at a respectful distance.
12. noun It happened that I saw my friend walking in the distance.
13. noun They dance in circles to communicate a short distance, and shake their bodies and dart back and forth to indicate a longer distance.
14. noun I can't judge distance.
15. noun The school is within walking distance of my house.
16. verb We have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living.
17. verb Sometimes you need to distance yourself to see things clearly.
18. verb Tom did his best to distance himself from Mary.
19. verb Can long distance relationships really work?
20. verb Can long distance relationships work?
21. verb Layla tried to distance herself as much as she could from Sami.
22. verb Lies make us distance ourselves from others and prevent them from knowing what we feel and what we need.
23. verb We all need to distance ourselves from the separatists.
24. verb We all need to distance ourselves from the racists.
25. verb The separatists are seeking to distance themselves linguistically from the rest of the Berbers.
26. verb Some authors distance themselves from their early work.
27. verb I try to distance myself from politics and it's inadequatenesses.
28. verb I'm trying to distance myself from politics and it's inadequatenesses.
29. verb I am trying to distance myself from politics and its inadequacies.
30. verb Yanni decided he wanted to distance himself from Skura.
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noun
The distance from New York to Chicago.
Emotional distance.
The distance from birth to death.
If that happens it will be at some distance in the future.
At a distance of ten years he had forgotten many of the details.
I could see it in the distance.
ive never been to the yorkshire moors or penines at all...i can see the penines in the far distance from my bedroom window.
The apartments are within walking distance to Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, and other stores.
There's a restaurant nearby (walking distance) with a great breakfast, and a market across the street.
There is no distance on this earth as far away as yesterday.
You had better keep him at a respectful distance.
It happened that I saw my friend walking in the distance.
They dance in circles to communicate a short distance, and shake their bodies and dart back and forth to indicate a longer distance.
I can't judge distance.
The school is within walking distance of my house.
verb
We have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living.
Sometimes you need to distance yourself to see things clearly.
Tom did his best to distance himself from Mary.
Can long distance relationships really work?
Can long distance relationships work?
Layla tried to distance herself as much as she could from Sami.
Lies make us distance ourselves from others and prevent them from knowing what we feel and what we need.
We all need to distance ourselves from the separatists.
We all need to distance ourselves from the racists.
The separatists are seeking to distance themselves linguistically from the rest of the Berbers.
Some authors distance themselves from their early work.
I try to distance myself from politics and it's inadequatenesses.
I'm trying to distance myself from politics and it's inadequatenesses.
I am trying to distance myself from politics and its inadequacies.
Yanni decided he wanted to distance himself from Skura.
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