🇬🇧 Mile meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A mile is a unit for measuring how far something is. People often use it to measure long distances, like how long a road is or how far it is between two towns. One mile is the same as 1,760 yards, or about 1.6 kilometres. If you walk or run a mile, it usually takes several minutes, so a mile is much longer than the distance you’d walk across a room or even across a playground.

If eye rolls could travel, my sister’s would go a mile every time I tell a joke.

We were one mile from the campsite when Dad remembered the tent was still at home.

I tried to sprint a mile, but after ten steps my lungs filed a complaint.

The line for ice cream was only ten kids long, but in my hungry brain it stretched a mile.

My snack drawer is only five steps from my bed, but it feels like a mile when I’m super tired.

Sam and his dog walk one mile to the shop. The shop is a mile past the big tree. They count steps to show a mile. After a mile they sit and drink water. Then they walk one more mile home and both smile. The sun is warm and they are tired but happy.

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This word is at the A2 level, which means it’s useful for simple, everyday situations. You might use it when shopping, traveling, or talking about your hobbies. Words at this level help you build confidence in practical, routine conversations.

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