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Definition of distance verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

distance

verb

NAmE//ˈdɪstəns//

distance yourself/somebody/something (from somebody/something)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they distance

he / she / it distances

past simple distanced

-ing form distancing

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to become, or to make someone or something become, less involved or connected with someone or something When he retired, he tried to distance himself from politics. It's not always easy for nurses to distance themselves emotionally.

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distance noun
long-distance adjective
distance learning noun
middle-distance adjective
the middle distance noun
at/from a distance
go the (full) distance
in/into the distance
keep somebody at a distance
within shouting distance (of something)
within striking distance (of something)
keep your distance (from somebody/something)

Idioms

at/from a distance
go the (full) distance
in/into the distance
keep somebody at a distance
within shouting distance (of something)
within striking distance (of something)
keep your distance (from somebody/something)

Nearby words

distal adjective
distance noun
distance verb
distance learning noun
distant adjective