1.the property created by the space between two objects or points
2.a distant region;
I could see it in the distance
3.size of the gap between two places;
the distance from New York to Chicago
4.indifference by personal withdrawal;
emotional distance
5.the interval between two times;
the distance from birth to death
6.a remote point in time;
if that happens it will be at some distance in the future
1.keep at a distance;
we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living
2.go far ahead of;
He outdistanced the other runners