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Relating to or describing distance

long

adjective

covering a large distance

little

adjective

continuing for a short distance

away

adverb

used for saying how far it is to a place

out

adverb, preposition

used for saying how far away from a place something is

from

preposition

used for saying how far away something is in relation to something else

far

adjective, adverb

used for asking or stating how great a distance is

long-distance

adjective

covering large distances

further

adjective, adverb

at a greater distance away from a place, or a greater distance in a particular direction

apart

adjective, adverb

used for saying that one person or group is some distance away from the others

all the way

if you say that you go or travel all the way somewhere, you emphasize that it is a long way

charticle

a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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