Main Entry:

¹dis·tance

Pronunciation:

\ˈdis-tən(t)s\

Function:

noun

Date:

14th century

1obsolete : discord2 a: separation in time b: the degree or amount of separation between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects c (1): an extent of area or an advance along a route measured linearly (2): an extent of space measured other than linearly <within walking distance> d: an extent of advance from a beginning e: expanse f (1): length of a race or contest <won at all distances> (2): the full length (as of a prizefight or ball game) (3): a long race <distance training>3: the quality or state of being distant: as a: spatial remoteness b: personal and especially emotional separation ; also : reserve, coldness c: difference, disparity 4: a distant point or region5 a: aesthetic distance b: capacity to observe dispassionately

— go the distance also last the distance

: to complete a course of action