long-distance

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˌlɔˈŋdiːstəns/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Covering or relating to a great distance; operating or extending over a long distance.; Relating to or involving a romantic relationship between partners who live far apart from each other.; Relating to sports events or competitions that cover a great distance, such as running, swimming, or cycling.; Relating to telecommunications or transmission of signals over a great distance.
  2. adverb
    Over or across a great distance.
  3. noun
    A telephone call made to a distant location, typically charged at a higher rate than a local call.; A long-distance race or event in athletics.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Collocations

long-distance calllong-distance relationshiplong-distance runninglong-distance travellong-distance carrierlong-distance flight

Derivatives

long-distance runnerlong-distance calling

Synonyms

distantfarawayremoteintercitytranscontinental

Antonyms

short-distancelocalnearby

Commonly confused

long distance
EN: 'Long-distance' (hyphenated) is used as a compound adjective before a noun (e.g., 'a long-distance call'); 'long distance' (unhyphenated) is used as a noun phrase or adverb (e.g., 'she ran long distance').

Spelling tips

EN: Remember to hyphenate 'long-distance' when it modifies a noun directly (e.g., 'long-distance relationship'), but omit the hyphen when used as a noun or adverb (e.g., 'she travels long distance').

💬 Examples

  1. She made a long-distance phone call to her parents in another country.

  2. They maintained a long-distance relationship for two years before finally moving to the same city.

  3. He is a long-distance runner who specializes in marathons and ultramarathons.

  4. The company installed long-distance fiber optic cables across the continent.

  5. She travels long-distance for work, often flying between continents.

  6. Before the internet, people used to pay a lot for long-distance.

  7. She decided to try the long-distance at the track meet.