distance apart
21apart*/*/*/ — [əˈpɑːt] grammar word summary: Apart can be: ■ an adverb: We had to take the engine apart. ■ used after the verb ‘to be : I m never happy when we re apart. ■ used in the preposition phrase apart from: Everyone was there apart from Ann. 1) at a… …
22Distance — This article is about distance in the mathematical or physical sense. For other senses of the term, see distance (disambiguation). Proximity redirects here. For the 2001 film, see Proximity (film). Distance (or farness) is a numerical description …
23apart — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adv. separately, alone, independently; away; in pieces. See distance, disjunction. Ant., together. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Separated] Syn. disconnected, distant, disassociated; see separated . 2.… …
24distance — dis|tance1 [ dıstəns ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount the amount of space between two people or things: distance from: It is important to consider distance from public transportation when buying a house. distance to: They started to walk the… …
25distance — I UK [ˈdɪstəns] / US noun Word forms distance : singular distance plural distances *** 1) [countable/uncountable] the amount of space between two people or things distance from: It is important to consider distance from public transport when… …
26distance — [[t]dɪ̱stəns[/t]] ♦♦ distances, distancing, distanced 1) N VAR: with supp, oft N between pl n The distance between two points or places is the amount of space between them. ...the distance between the island and the nearby shore... Everything is… …
27apart — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French a part, literally, to one side Date: 14th century 1. a. at a little distance < tried to keep apart from the family squabbles > b. away from one another in space or time < towns 20 miles apart …
28apart — Synonyms and related words: a huis clos, adrift, alien, alienated, all to pieces, alone, aloof, apart from, aside, aside from, asunder, at a distance, away, away from, behind closed doors, besides, bipartite, by itself, by two, companionless,… …
29distance — n. & v. n. 1 the condition of being far off; remoteness. 2 a a space or interval between two things. b the length of this (a distance of twenty miles). 3 a distant point or place (came from a distance). 4 the avoidance of familiarity; aloofness;… …
30apart — adv. 1 separately; not together (keep your feet apart). 2 into pieces (came apart in my hands). 3 a to or on one side. b out of consideration (placed after noun : joking apart). 4 to or at a distance. Phrases and idioms: apart from 1 excepting;… …
