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Distance Distanced Suddenly Mr Dambar Found Gazing Moment

query
If you can see something in the d_______, you can see it, far away from you.If you can see something in the distance, you can see it, far away from you.
We suddenly saw her in the distance.
Mr. Dambar found himself gazing into the distance for a moment or two.
word distance
full-definition
noun
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 within walking distance.
Geographical distance is also a factor.
When two things are very far apart, you talk about the distance between them.
The distance wouldn't be a problem.
When you want to emphasize that two people or things do not have a close relationship or are not the same, you can refer to the distance between them.
...the emotional distance between them.
There was a vast distance between psychological clues and concrete proof.
The ruling party wants too put distance between itself and its predecessor.
If you can see something in the distance, you can see it, far away from you.
We suddenly saw her in the distance.
Mr. Dambar found himself gazing into the distance for a moment or two.
Distance is coolness or unfriendliness in the way that someone behaves towards you.
There were periods of sulking, of pronounced distance, of coldness.
adjective
Distance learning or distance education involves studying at home and sending your work to a college or university, rather than attending the college or university in person.
I'm doing a theology degree by distance learning.
verb
If you distance yourself from a person or thing, or if something distances you from them, you feel less friendly or positive towards them, or become less involved with them.
The author distanced himself from some of the comments in his book.
Television may actually be distancing the public from the war.
The party has become too distanced from working-class voters.
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cefr-level A2

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