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far

far

∞ 1.0
At a time a long way in the past or future
  • adverb
  • /fɑr/
: lejano
  • Most beautiful book you have bought so far this year or received?
  • so far
  • far into the future
  • far into the past

I'm just going to go back far enough, OK?

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Examples

  • As far as you know, yeah.

  • Haynes in this series has described the progress made so far with various vaccine types.

    Academic text (1999)
  • And the results that we're getting so far are quite good.

  • Any questions so far what we're doing?

  • The quality of the art, which is from a time so far back in history, is stunning.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The most successful experiment so far is in in Spain.

  • My focus and research so far has been on the Netherlands.

  • And the story that we've told so far, Socrates, right?

  • As far as I can tell, the hospital’s bankrupt.

  • But he had little time to think that far ahead when he got the call.

Synonyms

long
vsfar
∞ 1.0

For a great distance or for much time

refers to a single distant moment in time, not extended duration
further
vsfar
388 1.1

To a greater distance in space or time

refers to a specific remote point in time rather than movement
far-off
vsfar
80 4.2

Very far away in place or time

is limited to a remote point in time only

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

In a short time

6 4.8

Happens very soon, at any moment

Idioms

676 2.6

Beyond what is acceptable or allowed

176 2.5

Shows that something is much better or more important than others

To say what you think

121 3.5

As much as something is true or known

120 3.5

Up to now

As much as you can

far far away
  • Literature
41 6.7

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

far cry
  • Informal
34 6.3

A thing or situation that is very different from another

far cry from
  • Informal
34 4.9

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

28 2.6

In many places across a large area

20 5.5

Very rare and not happening often

16 3.7

By a lot more than others

10 9.2

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

7 6.0

Only to the degree that something is true

Children often look and behave like their parents

bridge too far
  • Informal
4 8.5

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

3 3.7

It happens in many places both near and far

1 8.1

To travel to a distant place to find adventure

To say something is true based on what you know

Extremely far away and hard to reach or get

Compounds

∞ 1.0

Up to now

80 4.2

Very far away in place or time

51 6.3

A group in politics with very extreme left-wing views

41 3.7

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

30 3.5

Countries in eastern Asia like China, Japan, and Korea

14 6.3

Distant places spread over a very wide area

12 5.3

At the extreme right side of a page or screen

1 6.0

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

1 3.4

The goalpost farthest from a player where attackers try to score

1 6.1

The furthest place you reach on a trip or route

A pleasant feeling of relaxing and doing nothing

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

6.3

A long distance from a town or city

How Far

long ago
482 1.0
far
∞ 1.0
later
∞ 1.0
soon
∞ 1.0
now
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

far positive
farther comparative
farthest superlative

Etymology

Far meaning a remote time comes from old English feor 'distant'. So saying something is far in the past or future means it is 'a long way away in time'.