# miles

Pronunciation: say "MYLZ" /maɪlz/

## Noun

1. Plural of mile. — plural of mile
   - Simple: Plural of mile: more than one mile, a unit for measuring long distances.
   - _The trail stretches for nearly forty miles along the coast._
   - _Marathon runners cover just over twenty-six miles in a single race._
2. A long way, in terms of either physical distance or time. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: A very long distance, in space or in time.
   - _The nearest hospital was miles from the tiny mountain village._
   - _With so much left to do, the end of the project still feels miles away._

## Adverb

3. By a great amount; used to emphasize a comparative.
   - Simple: By a large amount, used to make a comparison stronger.
   - _The remastered version sounds miles clearer than the original recording._
   - _After a week of practice, his handwriting was miles neater than before._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/miles (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).