THE (DIM AND) DISTANT PAST

Meaning of THE (DIM AND) DISTANT PAST in English

a long time ago :

stories from the distant past

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PAST — I. ˈpast, ˈpaa(ə)st, ˈpaist, ˈpȧst adjective Etymology: Middle English passed, past, from past participle of passen to pass 1. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIM — I. ˈdim adjective ( dimmer ; dimmest ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German timber …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DISTANT — ˈdistənt adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin distant-, distans, present participle of distare to stand apart, be …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DISTANT — (a.) Far separated; far off; not near; remote; -- in place, time, consanguinity, or connection; as, distant times; distant relatives.
Английский словарь Webster
DIM — (v. i.) To grow dim.
Английский словарь Webster
DIM — (v. t.) To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct; to take away the luster of; …
Английский словарь Webster
DISTANT — ( a. ) Far separated; far off; not near; remote; -- in place, time, consanguinity, or connection; as, distant times; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PAST — /past, pahst/ , adj. 1. gone by or elapsed in time: It was a bad time, but it's all past …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DISTANT — — distantly , adv. — distantness , n. /dis"teuhnt/ , adj. 1. far off or apart in space; not near …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DIM — — dimly , adv. — dimmable , adj. — dimness , n. /dim/ , adj., dimmer, dimmest , v. , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PAST — I. ˈpast adjective Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of passen to pass Date: 14th century 1. a. : ago …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DIM — I. ˈdim adjective ( dim·mer ; dim·mest ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dimm; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DISTANT — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin distant-, distans, present participle of distare to stand apart, be distant, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PAST — adv by; beyond; as, he ran past. 2. past ·prep above; exceeding; more than. 3. past ·prep beyond, in time; …
Webster English vocab
DISTANT — adj indistinct; faint; obscure, as from distance. 2. distant ·adj separated; having an intervening space; at a distance; away. 3. …
Webster English vocab
DIM — vi to grow dim. 2. dim ·superl of obscure vision; not seeing clearly; hence, dull of apprehension; of weak perception; …
Webster English vocab
PAST — [past] adj [ME, fr. pp. of passen to pass] (14c) 1 a: ago "12 years ~" b: just gone or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DISTANT — [dis.tant] adj [ME, fr. MF, fr. L distant-, distans, prp. of distare to stand apart, be distant, fr. dis- + …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PAST — past BrE AmE pɑːst § pæst AmE pæst ▶ ˌ past ˈ master BrE AmE ▶ ˌ past ˈ participle, …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DISTANT — distant BrE AmE ˈdɪst ə nt ▷ distant|ly li
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PAST — / pɑːst; NAmE pæst/ adjective , noun , preposition , adverb ■ adjective 1. gone by in time : in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DISTANT — / ˈdɪstənt; NAmE / adjective 1. far away in space or time : the distant sound of music distant stars …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIM — / dɪm; NAmE / adjective , verb ■ adjective ( dim·mer , dim·mest ) LIGHT 1. not bright : the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PAST — I. past 1 S1 W1 /pɑːst $ pæst/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: Old past participle of …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DISTANT — dis ‧ tant W3 /ˈdɪstənt/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: verb : ↑ distance ; noun : ↑ distance …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DIM — I. dim 1 /dɪm/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative dimmer , superlative dimmest ) [ Language: Old English ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PAST — adj., n., prep., & adv. --adj. 1 gone by in time and no longer existing (in past years; the time …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DISTANT — adj. 1 a far away in space or time. b (usu. predic.; often foll. by from) at a specified distance …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DIM — adj. & v. --adj. (dimmer, dimmest) 1 a only faintly luminous or visible; not bright. b obscure; ill-defined. 2 not …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PAST — adj., n., prep., & adv. adj. 1 gone by in time and no longer existing (in past years; the time …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DISTANT — adj. 1 a far away in space or time. b (usu. predic.; often foll. by from) at a specified distance …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DIM — adj. & v. adj. (dimmer, dimmest) 1 a only faintly luminous or visible; not bright. b obscure; ill-defined. 2 not …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PAST — adj., n., prep., & adv. --adj. 1. gone by in time and no longer existing (in past years; the time …
Oxford English vocab
DISTANT — adj.1 a far away in space or time. b (usu. predic.; often foll. by from) at a specified distance (three …
Oxford English vocab
DIM — adj. & v. --adj. (dimmer, dimmest) 1. a only faintly luminous or visible; not bright. b obscure; ill-defined. 2 not …
Oxford English vocab
PAST — ( pasts) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DISTANT — 1. Distant means very far away. The mountains rolled away to a distant horizon. ...the war in that distant land. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIM — ( dimmer, dimmest, dims, dimming, dimmed) 1. Dim light is not bright. She stood waiting, in the dim light... ADJ …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PAST — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DIM — (~mer, ~mest, ~s, ~ming, ~med) 1. Dim light is not bright. She stood waiting, in the ~ light... ADJ ~ly …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PAST — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (a) quarter past (sth) British English ( also (a) quarter after (sth) American English …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DISTANT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DIM — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dim/distant memory (= not clear, from a long time ago ) ▪ He …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PAST — (BEYOND) [preposition], [adverb] [not gradable] - in or to a position that is beyond a particular pointI live on Station …
Cambridge English vocab
DISTANT — [adjective]a distant country/shoredistant landsShe could hear the distant sound of fireworks exploding.A date or event which is in the distant …
Cambridge English vocab
DIM — Synonyms and related words : achromatic, achromatize, achromic, amorphous, anemic, ashen, ashy, banausic, bandage, barely audible, becloud, bedarken, bedazzle, bedim, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DISTANT — adj. Function: adjective 1 not close in space, time, or relationship FF1C; traveling to a more distant place FF1E; FF1C; …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DISTANT — adjective 1. not close in space, time, or relationship traveling to a more distant place the distant days of the …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
DIM — I. verb Dim is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ eye , ↑ light Dim is used with …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PAST — See ↑ AFTER 3, ↑ PASS/GO PAST 1, ↑ PAST 1, ↑ TIME 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be living in …
Longman Activator English vocab
PAST — INDEX: 1. the past 2. all the things that have happened in the past 3. when something happened or was …
Longman Activator English vocab
PAST — n. 25B6; adjective memories of times past : GONE (BY), over (and done with), no more, done, bygone, former, (of) …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DISTANT — adj. 25B6; adjective distant parts of the world : FARAWAY, far-off, far-flung, remote, out of the way, outlying. the distant …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DIM — adj. 25B6; adjective the dim light : FAINT, weak, feeble, soft, pale, dull, subdued, muted, wishy-washy. long dim corridors : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PAST — adj. 1 over, done, finished, (over and) done with, gone (and forgotten), dead (and buried or gone), defunct The day …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DISTANT — adj. 1 far, far-off, remote, far-away, long-way-off; removed The creature said he had come from a distant star 2 away, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DIM — adj. 1 obscure, obscured, vague, faint, weak, weakened, pale, imperceptible, fuzzy, indistinct, ill-defined, indiscernible, undefined, indistinguishable, foggy, clouded, cloudy, nebulous, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PAST — preposition 1 BAD : I was 8 years old when my father past away. GOOD : I was 8 years …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
PAST — 1. сущ. 1) прошлое; прошедшее in the past ≈ в прошлом to recapture the past ≈ вернуть прошлое checkered past …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DISTANT — прил. 1) а) дальний; далекий; отдаленный (from) two kilometers miles distant ≈ находящийся на расстоянии двух километров б) редк. всматривающийся …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DIM — 1. сущ. 1) темнота, сумерки Syn : dimness, obscurity, dusk 1. 2) слабость зрения 3) авт. ближний свет (фар) 2. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PAST — past.ogg 1. pɑ:st n 1. (the past) 1> прошлое, минувшее, прошедшее we cannot change the past - прошлого не воротишь …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DISTANT — distant.ogg ʹdıst(ə)nt a 1. 1> отдалённый, удалённый, дальний; далёкий distant city - далёкий город distant voyages - путешествия в дальние …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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