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How to pronounce “distant”
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Pronunciation guide for distant
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of distant with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Dark Energy and the Runaway Universe
And-- next slide, please-- the more distant galaxies, which
- Definition summary
- Far off (physically, logically or mentally).
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce distant
Dark Energy and the Runaway Universe

And-- next slide, please-- the more distant galaxies, which
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “distant”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Far off (physically, logically or mentally).
- Emotionally unresponsive or unwilling to express genuine feelings.
- (television, not comparable) Imported into a cable television system from a different market (and thus possibly incurring a copyright royalty).
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