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far en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /fæːɹ/ Dublin
• /fɑɹ/ (Canada, General-American)
• /fɐː/ (Australia)
• /faɹ/ (Scotland)
• (UK) audio
• /faː/ (New-Zealand)
• (General-American) audio
• fär
• /fɑ(r)/ (South-Asia)
• /fɑː/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English ferre, fer, Old English feor, feorr, from Proto-Germanic *ferrai.

Meanings

1. Distant; remote in space.
   • And they went to Ioshua vnto the campe at Gilgal, and said vnto him, and to the men of Israel, Wee be come from a farre countrey: Now therefore make ye a league with vs. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Joshua 9:6:
   • He went to a far land.
   • Tsiolkas's Europe, as voraciously predatory as his own undead protagonist, is a far cry from the fount of idealistic humanism dreamed up by generations of both pre- and post-Enlightenment politicians and philosophers, a Europe defined by its durable capacity for civility in an otherwise barbarous world. 2009, Graham Huggan, Ian Law, Racism Postcolonialism Europe, page 1:
2. Remote in time.
   • the far far future
3. Long.
   • I have such a long way to go but yet I have come such a far piece already 2011, Peggy Woods, Ramblings from a Soul, page 42:
4. More remote of two.
   • He moved to the far end of the state. She remained at this end.
   • At the far end of the houses the head gardener stood waiting for his mistress, and he gave her strips of bass to tie up her nosegay. This she did slowly and laboriously, with knuckly old fingers that shook. 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XIX, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
   • See those two mountains? The ogre lives on the far one.
5. Extreme, as measured from some central or neutral position.
   • They are on the far right on this issue.
   • He was withdrawn to such a far degree that it required of Piers and Jude a good deal of occasional conferencing between the two of them, in private. 2010, William Alexander Patterson, 4th, The City Is served Bartholomew! to the American Prison!, page 118:
6. Extreme, as a difference in nature or quality.
   • This may not be at such a far remove from the endlessly recursive textual inventions of Kafka, Beckett, and Bernhard as it may seem. 2014, Henry Sussman, Playful Intelligence: Digitizing Tradition, page 124:
   • As sensible maketh a man differ from a stone, in a far difference; for other Species, as Beasts, have the same difference, but reasonable is the nearest, whereby he differeth from a stone, beasts, and all other things. 1657, Henry Ainsworth, Zachary Coke, The Art of Logick., page 26:
   • Is there not a far difference between asking it up and urging it, Mr. Secretary? 1979, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations, Military situation in the Far East - Volume 3, page 1737:
   • The pressbook identifies the film as a 'picturization of Jane Austen's widely read novel' and starring Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier (based on the theatrical adaptation by Helen Jerome), it is a far remove from adaptations that follow. 2010, Deborah Cartmell, Screen Adaptations: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, page 78:
7. (not-comparable) Outside the currently selected segment in a segmented memory architecture.
   • far heap; far memory; far pointer

Forms

Antonyms

near · close (antonym(s) of)

Deriveds

if you go far enough left, you get your guns back · go too far · a bridge too far · far-seeing · a far remove · farmost · far-famed · farfetch · far be it · overfar · far sight · farreaching · far-feeling · Far Hills · farstretched · the apple does not fall far from the trunk · far cry · far right · far and away · a far sight · far removed · farness · far gone · how far · go so far as · cast one's net far and wide · far rightist · far-fetched · Far Forest · as far as the eye can see · trust someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail · far post · farseeing · Far Sawrey · farspeak · far point · over the hills and far away · farsee · as far as I can throw you · trust someone as far as one could throw them · by far and away · fargoing · far from it · far left · far-flung · far out · so far · Unincorporated Far West · afar · so far as · far turn · far field · howsofar · far-out · as far as I'm concerned · farsighted · so far so good · far off · trust someone as far as one can spit · far-off · far-sighted · far-rightist · take too far · the apple does not fall far from the stem · trust someone as far as one could spit · the apple doesn't fall far from the tree · as far as · far fetched · far-righter · Far North · by far · far-field · farsight · in so far as · far leftist · far-left · far and wide · the apple does not fall far from the tree · as far as the eye could see · too far gone · thus far · Far Cotton · go far · faraway · far far away · the nut does not fall far from the tree · far away · far-right · far-lefter · as far as one knows · far from · few and far between · far-leftist · the apple never falls far from the tree · far-reaching · farseer

Synonyms

distant (remote in space)

Translations (250)

bsh bādūř (remote in space) · cst wat̄inik (remote in space) · ltg tuoleims (remote in space) · kix úilē (remote in space) · es lueñe (remote in space) · da fjern (remote in space) · khb ᦺᦂ (remote in space) · ru далёкий (remote in space) · ko 멀다 (remote in space) · cmn 更遠的 /更远的 (more remote or longer of two) · fr extrême (extreme) · cmn 長 /长 (long) · lad londji (Monastir, Sarajevo) (remote in space) · acw بعيد (remote in space) · ro departe (remote in space) · no fjern (remote in space) · ckb دوور (remote in space) · ht lontan (remote in space) · ltg tuols (remote in space) · eve гор (remote in space) · fi kaukainen (more remote or longer of two) · ro îndepărtat (remote in time) · vi xa xôi (remote in space) · ms jauh (remote in space) · hi दूर (remote in space) · uk дале́кий (remote in space) · cdo 远 (remote in space) · mww deb (remote in time) · gl afastado (remote in space) · ota ایراق (remote in space) · ask sadu (remote in space) · es postremero (remote in space) · bua холо (remote in space) · fr lointain (remote in space) · pcc jail (remote in space) · ary بعاد (remote in space) · ary بعيدة (remote in space) · sh dalek (remote in space) · bn দুরে (remote in space) · cmn 久遠 /久远 (remote in time) · cmn 遠離的 /远离的 (remote in space) · de fern (remote in space) · sv extrem (extreme) · pt longe (remote in space) · so dheer (remote in space) · fi äärimmäinen (extreme) · ba йыраҡ (remote in space) · cy pell (remote in space) · ca llunyà (long) · jje 멀다 (remote in space) · ro îndepărtat (remote in space) · bn দূর (remote in space) · txb akañce (remote in space) · ca llunyà (remote in space) · nl ver (remote in space) · hu messze (remote in space) · ba алыҫ (remote in space) · grc μακρός (remote in space) · pox dolĕk (remote in space) · hsb daloki (remote in space) · kjj узах (remote in space) · tg дур (remote in space) · mbb meziyu' (remote in space) · dsb daloki (remote in space) · da langt borte (remote in space) · mk далечен (remote in space) · xag 𐔽𐔰𐕀𐔼 (remote in space) · sco faur (remote in space) · ps لرې (remote in time) · mvi 遠 (remote in space) · zza dur (remote in space) · cmn 遠的 /远的 (more remote or longer of two) · ga fada (remote in space) · bcl harayo (remote in space) · nap luntano (remote in space) · sa दूर (remote in space) · ro extrem (extreme) · no fjern (remote in time) · su tebih (remote in space) · evn горо (remote in space) · ka შორეული (remote in space) · mn хол (remote in space) · sah ыраах (remote in space) · cmn 遠的 /远的 (remote in space) · mnc ᡤᠣᡵᠣ (remote in space) · sei aamo (remote in space) · fi pitkä (long) · es postrer (remote in space) · mgm ro (remote in space) · arz بعيدة (remote in space) · ca extrem (extreme) · tet dook (remote in space) · ota ایراق (remote in time) · eo fora (remote in space) · yoi 遠ん (remote in space) · rom dur (remote in space) · zza berz (diq) (long) · gl remoto (remote in time) · kzg 遠さい (remote in space) · cs daleký (remote in space) · ota اوزاق (remote in time) · tr uzak (remote in time) · so fog (remote in space) · es postrero (remote in space) · bg отдалечен (remote in time) · ur دور (remote in space) · mfe lwintin (remote in space) · wa å lon (remote in space) · fy fier (remote in space) · mrw mawatan (remote in space) · fur lontan (remote in space) · ps لرې (remote in space) · fi etäinen (remote in space) · ja 遠い (remote in space) · mt bgħid (remote in space) · ams 遠さむっ (remote in space) · hu messzi (remote in space) · pt distante (remote in space) · arz بعاد (remote in space) · mww deb (remote in space) · ig anya (remote in space) · kum йыракъдагъы (remote in space) · sv avlägsen (remote in time) · udi аъхиъл (remote in space) · ain トゥイマ (remote in space) · arz بعيد (remote in space) · tkn 遠さい (remote in space) · sh далек (remote in space) · sv långt bort (remote in space) · yox 遠さん (remote in space) · pap leu (remote in space) · io distanta (remote in space) · roa-tar lundane (remote in space) · hy հեռու (remote in space) · wbk sūdi (remote in space) · uz uzoq (remote in space) · tr ırak (remote in time) · fi ääri- (extreme) · pt extremo (extreme) · ja 遥かな (remote in space) · sq larg (remote in space) · he רחוק (remote in space) · de weit entfernt (remote in space) · sk ďaleký (remote in space) · mba madiyo (remote in space) · okn 遠さん (remote in space) · vi xa (remote in space) · de weit weg (remote in space) · sl dáleč (remote in space) · cmn 極 /极 (extreme) · crh erek (remote in space) · sv avlägsen (remote in space) · ryu 遠さん (remote in space) · km ឆ្ងាយ (remote in space) · th ไกล (remote in space) · fr reculé (remote in time) · rys 遠さん (remote in space) · sv långt in i (remote in time) · fr éloigné (remote in space) · csb daleczi (remote in space) · mel jauk (remote in space) · tig ሩዩም (remote in space) · mnw ဇ္ၚဲ (remote in space) · el μακριά (remote in space) · kum узакъдагъы (remote in space) · tr uzak (remote in space) · ltg tuoleima (remote in space) · la procul (remote in space) · tr ırak (remote in space) · ka მოგვიანებითი (remote in time) · bcl haloy (remote in time) · sv fjärran (remote in space) · cmn 久 (remote in time) · ceb layo (remote in space) · lv tālu (remote in space) · gl remoto (remote in space) · tk uzak (remote in space) · myv васолдонь (remote in space) · tl malayo (remote in space) · id jauh (remote in space) · tly دور (remote in space) · kmr dûr (remote in space) · ko 긴 (long) · ryn 遠さり (remote in space) · scn luntanu (remote in space) · te దూరము (remote in space) · lt tolimas (remote in space) · lez йаргъа (remote in space) · zea varre (remote in space) · ko 먼 (remote in space) · bn দুরের (more remote or longer of two) · kk алыс (remote in space) · ta தூரமான (remote in space) · mdh mawatan (remote in space) · lo ໄກ (remote in space) · ar بَعِيد (remote in space) · ota اوزاق (remote in space) · yo jìnnà (remote in space) · fi kaukana oleva (remote in space) · cmn 大 (long) · lad leshos (remote in space) · oc luènh (remote in space) · yue 遠 /远 (remote in space) · haw mamao (remote in space) · cmn 更遠的 /更远的 (remote in space) · za gyae (remote in space) · fi kaukainen (remote in time) · mt mbiegħed m. (remote in space) · zza ata (remote in space) · ba арғы (more remote or longer of two) · es ulterior (remote in space) · pt extrema (extreme) · hy ուշ (remote in time) · chr ᎢᎾ (remote in space) · my ဝေးကွာ (remote in space) · zza durî (remote in space) · es extremo (extreme) · qu karu (remote in space) · pl daleki (remote in space) · bg дале́чен (remote in space) · nan-hbl 遠 /远 (remote in space) · xug 遠せん (remote in space) · es lejano (remote in space) · fr reculé (remote in space) · ca llunyà (remote in time) · et kauge (remote in space) · sw mbali (remote in space) · fi kaukainen (remote in space) · az uzaq (remote in space) · fa دور (remote in space) · cmn 遠離的 /远离的 (more remote or longer of two) · cmn 極端 /极端 (extreme) · am ሩቅ (remote in space) · it lontano (remote in space) · kry йукъта (remote in space) · ru да́льний (remote in space) · ml ദൂര (remote in space) · fi etäinen (remote in time) · kxd jauh (remote in space) · nah ueca (remote in space) · lv tāls (remote in space) · sv ytterst (extreme) · no langt borte (remote in space) · ary بعيد (remote in space) · fi etäinen (more remote or longer of two) · trm sudu (remote in space) · es postrimero (remote in space) · la remōtus (remote in space) · is fjarri (remote in space) · be далёкі (remote in space)

far en · ADV · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /fæːɹ/ Dublin
• /fɑɹ/ (Canada, General-American)
• /fɐː/ (Australia)
• /faɹ/ (Scotland)
• (UK) audio
• /faː/ (New-Zealand)
• (General-American) audio
• fär
• /fɑ(r)/ (South-Asia)
• /fɑː/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English ferre, fer, Old English feor, feorr, from Proto-Germanic *ferrai.

Meanings

1. To, from or over a great distance in space, time or other extent.
   • You have all come far and you will go further.
   • You've gone far enough. Actually, a bit too far.
   • Over time, his views moved far away from mine.
   • He built a time machine and travelled far into the future.
2. Very much; by a great amount.
   • The expense far exceeds what I expected.
   • I saw a tiny figure far below me.
   • The Reds were on the back foot early on when a catalogue of defensive errors led to Ramires giving Chelsea the lead. Jay Spearing conceded possession in midfield and Ramires escaped Jose Enrique far too easily before scoring at the near post with a shot Reina should have saved. 2012 May 5, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport:
   • He was far richer than we'd thought.

Forms

Synonyms

long

Translations (51)

ro departe (at a great distance) · mi tawhiti (at a great distance) · hu távol (at a great distance) · ka შორს (at a great distance) · zh 遠的 /远的 (to, from or over a great distance) · fi kauas (to, from or over a great distance) · fi kaukana (at a great distance) · sv långt (to, from or over a great distance) · eve горла (at a great distance) · fi etäältä (to, from or over a great distance) · eo malproksime (at a great distance) · zh 遠離的 /远离的 (to, from or over a great distance) · hu messze (to, from or over a great distance) · cs zdaleka (to, from or over a great distance) · ru далеко́ (at a great distance) · fi kaukaa (to, from or over a great distance) · hu messzire (to, from or over a great distance) · de fern (at a great distance) · fi etäällä (at a great distance) · fr loin (at a great distance) · ab хара (at a great distance) · evn городу (at a great distance) · fi etäälle (to, from or over a great distance) · ca ençà (to, from or over a great distance) · fi kaukainen (to, from or over a great distance) · la longē (to, from or over a great distance) · os дард (to, from or over a great distance) · ru далеко́ (to, from or over a great distance) · cs daleko (at a great distance) · fi etäällä (to, from or over a great distance) · mi (whā)mamao (at a great distance) · zh 更遠的 /更远的 (to, from or over a great distance) · hu messze (at a great distance) · gld горо (at a great distance) · mfe lwin (to, from or over a great distance) · ca enllà (to, from or over a great distance) · hu távol (to, from or over a great distance) · mfe lwin (at a great distance) · fr loin (to, from or over a great distance) · no langt (to, from or over a great distance) · es lejos (at a great distance) · de weit (at a great distance) · fi kaukana (to, from or over a great distance) · cs daleko (to, from or over a great distance) · bn দুরে (at a great distance) · pl daleko (at a great distance) · mhn vèrr (to, from or over a great distance) · kix úilē (to, from or over a great distance) · it lontano (at a great distance) · fi etäinen (to, from or over a great distance) · de entfernt (at a great distance)

far en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /fæːɹ/ Dublin
• /fɑɹ/ (Canada, General-American)
• /fɐː/ (Australia)
• /faɹ/ (Scotland)
• (UK) audio
• /faː/ (New-Zealand)
• (General-American) audio
• fär
• /fɑ(r)/ (South-Asia)
• /fɑː/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English ferre, fer, Old English feor, feorr, from Proto-Germanic *ferrai.

Meanings

1. (rare, transitive) To send far away.
   • […] so Joe come to me and he uz sore as a boil and said you goddam prevert, I don't want no twenny-two-year-old mechanic who still pulls his pood in the toilet, and farred me. 1962, Thomas Berger, Reinhart in Love:
   • But I wish he'd been farred before he ever came near this house, with his “Please Betty” this, and “Please Betty” that, and drinking up our new milk as if he'd been a cat. I hate such beguiling ways. 1864, Elizabeth Gaskell, Cousin Phillis:

Forms

far en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /fæːɹ/ Dublin
• /fɑɹ/ (Canada, General-American)
• /fɐː/ (Australia)
• /faɹ/ (Scotland)
• (UK) audio
• /faː/ (New-Zealand)
• (General-American) audio
• fär
• /fɑ(r)/ (South-Asia)
• /fɑː/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Latin far. Doublet of farro.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) Emmer (a type of wheat), especially in the context of Roman use of it.
   • A cataplasm made from any meal is heating, whether it be of wheat, or of far, or barley, or bitter vetch, ... 1756, Aurelius Cornelius Celsus, Medicine: In Eight Books, page 108:
   • Almost all the rustic writers agree in this, that far is most proper for wet clay land, and triticum for dry land. 'In wet red clays,' says Cato, 'sow far; and in dry, clean, and open lands, sow triticum.' 1857, John Marius Wilson, The Rural Cyclopedia:
   • Our wedding-cake is the memorial of a practice, that bore a striking resemblance to, if it was not derived from, confarreatio, the form of marriage that had fallen into general disuse amongst the Romans in the time of Tiberius. Taking its name from the cake of far and mola salsa that was broken over the bride's head, confarreatio was attended with an incident that increases its resemblance to the way in which our ancestors used at their weddings objects symbolical of natural plentifulness. 1872, John Cordy Jeaffreson, “Wedding-Cake”, in Brides and Bridals. […], volume I, London: Hurst and Blackett, […], →OCLC, pages 200–201:
   • The early Romans broke a cake of far and mola salsa (salted meal) over the bride's head, — a symbol of plentifulness, […] 1919, Carl Holliday, Wedding Customs Then and Now, page 32:

far en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /fæːɹ/ Dublin
• /fɑɹ/ (Canada, General-American)
• /fɐː/ (Australia)
• /faɹ/ (Scotland)
• (UK) audio
• /faː/ (New-Zealand)
• (General-American) audio
• fär
• /fɑ(r)/ (South-Asia)
• /fɑː/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Meanings

1. (UK, dialectal) A litter of piglets; a farrow.

Forms

Relateds

far Breton · far breton