📈 To a great extent 🛣️ A long way ⏳ Distant time 🌍 Distant place 📊 Extreme position 🐎 Right side (animal)

far

45 9.9

On the right side of an animal or vehicle

adjective
/fɑr/

Specialized

: del lado derecho

So Will is on the far right.

Please join me in welcoming on my far right Roman Anand.

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Examples

The veterinarian examined the horse that was tied to the far post in the stable.
In Chicago's far south side is the beautiful campus of Gwendolyn Brooks High School.

Academic text (2013)
Additional units on the far side!

Chronicle (2012)
Let's put your truck on the far side and then find some more cars to use.

The Last Stand (2013)
And the dining hall was on the basically the far West side of campus.
That congregation had a huge positive presence on the far South Side of Chicago.
The elevator stands open at the far end of the empty hall.

Fiction book (1991)
Yeah, I think some of the windows might be unlocked over on the far side of the house.

The Arbors (2020)
The door opens at the far end of the large gilded room.

Fiction book (1992)
It's called Gulliver's, and it was on the far north side, almost in Evanston.

Antonyms

near

Jargon

6 9.8

On the left side of an animal when it faces forward

Idioms

too far

446 2.6

Beyond what is acceptable or allowed

by far

156 2.5

Shows that something is much better or more important than others

thus far

132 3.5

Up to now

so far as

98 3.5

As much as something is true or known

as far as I'm concerned

75 4.1

To say what you think

far and wide

27 2.6

In many places across a large area

far cry from

Informal

27 4.9

Very different from what you expect, often in a disappointing way

far cry

Informal

22 6.3

A thing or situation that is very different from another

few and far between

Informal

19 5.5

Very rare and not happening often

far far away

Literature

15 6.7

In a place you cannot get to easily, often used in stories

far and away

14 3.7

By a lot more than others

as far as possible

8 2.7

As much as you can

far be it from

Formal

2 9.2

To politely say you do not want to do or be involved in something

in so far

2 6.0

Only to the degree that something is true

bridge too far

Informal

1 8.5

An action or plan that tries to do too much and is likely to fail

the apple doesn't fall far from the tree

Informal

1 5.4

Children often look and behave like their parents

far and near

1 3.7

It happens in many places both near and far

as far as one knows

4.0

To say something is true based on what you know

as far away as Timbuktu

Informal

8.4

Extremely far away and hard to reach or get

over the hills and far away

Literature

8.1

To travel to a distant place to find adventure

Compounds

so far

∞ 1.0

Up to now

far-off

45 4.2

Very far away in place or time

far left

28 6.3

A group in politics with very extreme left-wing views

Far East

24 3.5

Countries in eastern Asia like China, Japan, and Korea

far side

17 3.7

The part of a place or object that is most distant from you

far-flung

13 6.3

Distant places spread over a very wide area

far post

1 3.4

The goalpost farthest from a player where attackers try to score

far-right

1 5.3

At the extreme right side of a page or screen

far cry

1 6.3

A long distance from a town or city

Far Side

1 6.0

A single-panel cartoon series by Gary Larson with dark, strange jokes

dolce far niente

9.9

A pleasant feeling of relaxing and doing nothing

Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East

Formal

6.5

A UN group that helps Asian and Far Eastern countries develop their economies

far point

6.1

The furthest place you reach on a trip or route

Surface Forms

far positive

farther comparative

farthest superlative

Etymology

Far for the right side goes back to old English feor 'distant'. It named the side that was 'far' or away from the person handling the animal, which is why it means the right or outer side in driving teams.