Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keep one's distance

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables
keep- one's dis-tance
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To refrain from familiarity with somebody or something; to stay aloof.

Intransitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

keeps one's distance (present, singular) keeping one's distance (participle, present) kept one's distance (participle, past) kept one's distance (past)

Synonyms

stand back keep one's eyes off keep one's hands off stay away

Questions

What does keep one's distance mean?
To refrain from familiarity with somebody or something; to stay aloof.

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