How to pronounce“distance”in English
verbthe simplest of tasks walking using a spoon tying our shoes as adults we
distance ourselves from failure and in turn prevent ourselves from learning and growing we need to recognize that failure is a great thing wheeler says
because failure suggests that we're operating at the outside of our abilities and that we have some skills that we can acquire to better adapt to
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Definitions of “distance”
An amount of space between points (often geographical points), usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
“[S]he […] gaue vs into our boate our ſupper halfe dreſſed, pots, and all, and brought vs to our boates ſide, in which wee laye all night, remoouing the ſame a pretie diſtance from the ſhoare: […]”
An amount of space between points (often geographical points), usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
Often followed by from: to set (someone or something) at a distance (noun sense 1.1) from someone or something else.
“If therefore the Interpoſition of Gloceſterſhire diſtanceth VVorceſterſhire from confining on the VVeſt-Saxons, the Animadvertor ought to have vented his diſpleaſure not on Me, but on Bede, and [Henry of] Huntington, vvhoſe vvords I exactly tranſlated.”
To cause (a place, a thing, etc.) to seem distant, or (figurative) unfamiliar.
“That vvhich gives the Relievo to a Bovvl, (may ſome ſay to me) is the quick Light, or the vvhite, vvhich appears to be on the ſide, vvhich is neareſt to us, and the black by conſequence diſtances the Object: […]”
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