distant
gb/dˈɪstənt/ us/dˈɪstənt/
A2
انگریزی
~ 2800
معانی
0 معانی
adjective
A2
relation
1
Far away in space or time
Far away from you, or happening a long time ago or in the future.
استعمال کا انداز:
[something] is distant from [something]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'distant' with 'different', but 'distant' refers to space or time, not difference in kind.
ہم معنی الفاظ
faraway (More informal and often sounds more poetic or descriptive.)
متضاد الفاظ
near (Describes something close in distance or time, the opposite of 'distant'.)
لفظی تراکیب
distant past
|distant future
|distant place
|distant memory
|distant relative
موضوعات
location
|time
|travel
|space
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- The mountains looked distant on the horizon.
- We often think about the distant future when making plans.
- She has a distant cousin living in Australia.
- That event happened in the distant past.
- From the shore, the ship appeared distant and small.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- The school is distant from my home.
- He lives in a distant city.
- We talked about the distant future.
- I remember my distant childhood.
- The island is distant from the coast.
adjective
B1
property
2
Not friendly; emotionally remote
Not friendly or warm; seeming to be apart from others.
استعمال کا انداز:
[someone] is distant toward/from [someone]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes think 'distant' here means physically far away, but it can also mean emotionally far away even if physically close.
ہم معنی الفاظ
aloof (Often implies deliberate emotional distance or superiority.)
متضاد الفاظ
warm (Shows friendliness and emotional closeness, opposite of 'distant' in this sense.)
لفظی تراکیب
seem distant
|remain distant
|emotionally distant
|become distant
موضوعات
emotions
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- Since the argument, he has been distant toward me.
- Her distant manner made it hard to get to know her.
- They grew more distant after moving to different cities.
- He remained distant during the conversation, barely making eye contact.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- My friend is distant today.
- She is distant to new people.
- After the fight, he became distant.
- He is nice, but a little distant.
- They are distant from each other now.
گرامر
لغت میں درج شکل
distant
IPA
GB/dˈɪstənt/
US/dˈɪstənt/
ہجا بندی اور زور
dis - tant (2 ہجے)
Stress on 1st syllable (dis)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Adjective
- Base: distant
متعلقہ الفاظ
Core family
distance
noun A2
distantly
adverb
عبارات
distant future
1/dˈɪstənt fjˈut͡ʃɚ/
fixed phrase
Time far ahead in future
A time that is many years ahead from now.
مثالیں
- We may have colonies on Mars in the distant future.
- In the distant future, technology might solve this problem.
distant memory
1/dˈɪstənt mˈɛmɚi/
fixed phrase
Memory from long ago
Something you remember from a long time ago.
مثالیں
- My childhood summers are now just a distant memory.
- The war is a distant memory for most people in this country.
distant past
1/dˈɪstənt pˈæst/
fixed phrase
Time far back in history
A time that happened many years ago.
مثالیں
- These ruins are from the distant past.
- In the distant past, people traveled only on foot.
distant relative
1/dˈɪstənt ɹˈɛlɪtɪv/
fixed phrase
Family member not closely related
A person in your family, but not closely related to you.
مثالیں
- I met a distant relative at the reunion who I had never seen before.
- She met a distant relative at the wedding who she had never seen before.
- He's some kind of distant relative on my father's side.
- He's a distant relative of mine — our great-grandparents were siblings.