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miles away

miles away adjective: not paying attention; distracted or daydreaming.

Adjective

miles away (not comparable)

  1. (UK, figuratively, predicative) Not paying attention; distracted or daydreaming.
  2. (predicative) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mile, away.

Questions about miles away

What does miles away mean?
Miles away means not paying attention; distracted or daydreaming.
What part of speech is miles away?
Miles away is an adjective.

Words near miles away in the dictionary

  1. miler
  2. milers
  3. milertary
  4. miles
  5. miles a minute
  6. miles away
  7. Miles City
  8. Miles Cove
  9. miles gloriosus
  10. miles of bad road
  11. Miles Platting

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