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far

far

1.0
A long way away in space
  • adverb
  • /fɑr/
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  • 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.

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Examples

  • You'll go far, if you live.

  • I've just been so far away for so long.

  • And it's amazing how far a little help goes.

  • And the question is, how far do I get on average?

  • So you guys want to know how far I am from my goal.

  • But for me, it's how far I can go.

  • I try not to think that far in advance.

  • See if you can carry that as far as the living room.

  • 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

afar
vsfar
  • Literature
22 8.8

At a great distance

is the neutral modern term without old fashioned tone
worlds away
vsfar
  • Informal
20 6.8

Very different in life, feeling, or situation

is used for literal physical distance rather than strong metaphorical difference
afield
vsfar
10 8.2

Far from home or usual place, often when working away

is more general, meaning distant without suggesting leaving home

Antonyms

1.0

Near in space, time, or degree

325 1.0

Close to a person, place, or thing

Idioms

446 2.6

Beyond what is acceptable or allowed

156 2.5

Shows that something is much better or more important than others

132 3.5

Up to now

98 3.5

As much as something is true or known

To say what you think

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

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

14 3.7

By a lot more than others

As much as you can

2 9.2

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

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

Children often look and behave like their parents

1 3.7

It happens in many places both near and far

To say something is true based on what you know

Extremely far away and hard to reach or get

To travel to a distant place to find adventure

Compounds

1.0

Up to now

45 4.2

Very far away in place or time

28 6.3

A group in politics with very extreme left-wing views

24 3.5

Countries in eastern Asia like China, Japan, and Korea

17 3.7

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

13 6.3

Distant places spread over a very wide area

1 3.4

The goalpost farthest from a player where attackers try to score

1 5.3

At the extreme right side of a page or screen

1 6.3

A long distance from a town or city

1 6.0

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

A pleasant feeling of relaxing and doing nothing

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

6.1

The furthest place you reach on a trip or route

How Far

afar
  • Literature
22 8.8
far
1.0
distant
246 2.8
nearby
312 1.0

Surface Forms

far positive
farther comparative
farthest superlative

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'.