far
- adverb
- /fɑr/
- He lives far away from his family in another country.
- far away
- far apart
- far off
I didn't come this far to stay where I am.
- I didn't come this far to stay where I am.
- It's been seen as far South as Ladakh.
- So at its closest point, how far was this asteroid from Earth?
- And so they could raid far inland with these ships.
- I heard someone screaming far away, and it was me.
- So I went home and my house wasn't very far from the toilets.
- This apple doesn't fall far from the tree model.
Examples
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You'll go far, if you live.
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I've just been so far away for so long.
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And it's amazing how far a little help goes.
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And the question is, how far do I get on average?
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So you guys want to know how far I am from my goal.
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But for me, it's how far I can go.
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I try not to think that far in advance.
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See if you can carry that as far as the living room.
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The aim would be to keep Iran as far away from the nuclear threshold as possible.
Academic text (2011) -
And that's about as far as we can go.
Synonyms
At a great distance
Very different in life, feeling, or situation
Far from home or usual place, often when working away
Antonyms
Idioms
Children often look and behave like their parents
Compounds
A UN group that helps Asian and Far Eastern countries develop their economies
How Far
Surface Forms
Etymology
Far as an adverb comes from old English feor 'distant'. So when you say something is far, you mean it is 'a long way away'.