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distances1obsolete : 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
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