plural of mile
"The drive to the coast took us over three hundred miles, so we decided to stay at a hotel halfway there."
In plain English: Miles is a unit used to measure long distances, like how far you drive from your house to school.
"We drove for twenty miles to reach the beach."
Usage: Use "miles" to indicate a distance measured in units longer than a mile or to describe large numbers of miles, such as driving for ten miles. Do not use this form when referring to a single unit of measurement, which is simply "mile."
much; a lot (used to emphasise a comparative)
"If you drive just miles further down that road, you'll find the best coffee in town."
In plain English: Miles means very far away.
"We ran miles before we finally found the house."
Usage: Use "miles" as an adverb only before comparatives like "better," "faster," or "worse" to emphasize the degree of difference. Do not use it with absolute terms such as "good" or "hot," where words like "very" are required instead.
A male given name from the Germanic languages.
"The teacher introduced Miles, a new student named after his grandfather who was also called Miles in medieval Germany."
The name Miles likely originated as an Old French given name called Milo, which may have come from either a Germanic root or Slavic names meaning "grace" and "favor." Although people often connect the spelling to the Latin word for soldier, this link is actually due to folk etymology rather than true origin.