distancer

English

Etymology

distance +‎ -er

Noun

distancer (plural distancers)

  1. (psychology) A person who tends to maintain emotional distance and detachment
    • 1990, Susan H. McDaniel et al., Family-Oriented Primary Care‎, →ISBN, page 171:
      Pursuers are more likely than distancers to seek help from a professional, such as a physician.
  2. A means for establishing distance
    • 2008, December 14, “Ben Ratliff”, in Critic's Choice: New CDs‎:
      The band’s third album, “When the World Comes Down,” isn’t striking obscure poses, inventing slang or playing with the audience through distancers like tension and distortion.
  3. (dated) A long-distance runner
    • 1921, August 22, Paulist Distancer Triumphs in Two-Mile Race‎, page 16:
      Phillips was one of a field of a dozen distancers who started in the twomile handicap run which featured the games of the Friend's of Irish Freedom at Ulmer Park, Brooklyn.

Coordinate terms

  • (emotionally distant person): pursuer

Anagrams

Danish

Noun

distancer c

  1. plural indefinite of distance

Verb

distancer or distancér

  1. imperative of distancere

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English distance +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dis.tɑ̃.se/

Verb

distancer

  1. (transitive) to distance, outdistance

Conjugation

This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which ‘c’ is softened to a ‘ç’ before the vowels ‘a’ and ‘o’.

  Conjugation of distancer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive distancer avoir distancé
gerund en distançant en ayant distancé
present participle distançant
/dis.tɑ̃.sɑ̃/
past participle distancé
/dis.tɑ̃.se/
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il nous vous ils
simple
tenses		 present distance
/dis.tɑ̃s/		 distances
/dis.tɑ̃s/		 distance
/dis.tɑ̃s/		 distançons
/dis.tɑ̃.sɔ̃/		 distancez
/dis.tɑ̃.se/		 distancent
/dis.tɑ̃s/
imperfect distançais
/dis.tɑ̃.sɛ/		 distançais
/dis.tɑ̃.sɛ/		 distançait
/dis.tɑ̃.sɛ/		 distancions
/dis.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃/		 distanciez
/dis.tɑ̃.sje/		 distançaient
/dis.tɑ̃.sɛ/
past historic1 distançai
/dis.tɑ̃.se/		 distanças
/dis.tɑ̃.sa/		 distança
/dis.tɑ̃.sa/		 distançâmes
/dis.tɑ̃.sam/		 distançâtes
/dis.tɑ̃.sat/		 distancèrent
/dis.tɑ̃.sɛʁ/
future distancerai
/dis.tɑ̃.sʁe/		 distanceras
/dis.tɑ̃.sʁa/		 distancera
/dis.tɑ̃.sʁa/		 distancerons
/dis.tɑ̃.sʁɔ̃/		 distancerez
/dis.tɑ̃.sʁe/		 distanceront
/dis.tɑ̃.sʁɔ̃/
conditional distancerais
/dis.tɑ̃.sʁɛ/		 distancerais
/dis.tɑ̃.sʁɛ/		 distancerait
/dis.tɑ̃.sʁɛ/		 distancerions
/dis.tɑ̃.sə.ʁjɔ̃/		 distanceriez
/dis.tɑ̃.sə.ʁje/		 distanceraient
/dis.tɑ̃.sʁɛ/
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior1 Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il que nous que vous qu’ils
simple
tenses		 present distance
/dis.tɑ̃s/		 distances
/dis.tɑ̃s/		 distance
/dis.tɑ̃s/		 distancions
/dis.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃/		 distanciez
/dis.tɑ̃.sje/		 distancent
/dis.tɑ̃s/
imperfect1 distançasse
/dis.tɑ̃.sas/		 distançasses
/dis.tɑ̃.sas/		 distançât
/dis.tɑ̃.sa/		 distançassions
/dis.tɑ̃.sa.sjɔ̃/		 distançassiez
/dis.tɑ̃.sa.sje/		 distançassent
/dis.tɑ̃.sas/
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect1 Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
— distance
/dis.tɑ̃s/		 — distançons
/dis.tɑ̃.sɔ̃/		 distancez
/dis.tɑ̃.se/		 —
1literary tenses

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