transcription, транскрипция: [ dɪstənt ]
1.
Distant means very far away.
The mountains rolled away to a distant horizon.
...the war in that distant land.
≠ nearby
ADJ : usu ADJ n
2.
You use distant to describe a time or event that is very far away in the future or in the past.
There is little doubt, however, that things will improve in the not too distant future...
= faraway
≠ near
ADJ : usu ADJ n
3.
A distant relative is one who you are not closely related to.
He’s a distant relative of the mayor...
≠ close
ADJ : usu ADJ n
• dis‧tant‧ly
His father’s distantly related to the Royal family.
ADV : usu ADV -ed
4.
If you describe someone as distant , you mean that you find them cold and unfriendly.
He found her cold, ice-like and distant...
= aloof
ADJ : v-link ADJ
5.
If you describe someone as distant , you mean that they are not concentrating on what they are doing because they are thinking about other things.
There was a distant look in her eyes from time to time, her thoughts elsewhere.
= faraway
ADJ