Meaning of mile In English

• 0 a unit of distance equal to 1,760 yards or 1.6 kilometres:

  • a ten-mile drive

  • The nearest town is ten miles away.

  • The speed limit is 30 miles an/per hour.

  • From the top, we could see for miles in every direction.

  • He lives miles away on the other side of town.

• 1 a unit of measurement of distance equal to 1760 yards or 1.6 kilometers

  • They live way out in the country, miles from anywhere.

• 2 a unit of distance equal to 1,760 yards or 1.6 kilometres:

  • We are just three miles from the airport.

• 3 to make more effort than is expected of you:

  • To be successful, you need to be willing to go the extra mile for your customers.

• 4 used for saying how fast a vehicle, plane, etc. is travelling or can travel:

  • The speed limit on UK motorways is 70 miles per hour.

• 5 used for saying how much fuel a vehicle uses:

  • The car does around 40 miles per gallon in town.