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Definitions for Far

[1] at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
[2] at or to a remote or advanced time: We talked far into the night.
[3] at or to a great, advanced, or definite point of progress, or degree: Having come this far, we might as well continue.
[4] much or many: I need far more time. We gained far more advantages.
[5] being at a great distance; remote in time or place: a far country; the far future.
[6] extending to a great distance: the far frontiers of empire.
[7] more distant of the two: the far side.
[8] a far cry (from) . cry(def 27) .
[9] as far as . as1(def 18) .
[10] by far , by a great deal; very much: too expensive by far. plainly; obviously: This melon is by far the ripest of the lot.
[11] far and away , by far; undoubtedly: She is far and away the smartest one in the class.
[12] far and wide , to great lengths; over great distances: He traveled far and wide in search of his missing son. Also far and near, near and far.
[13] far be it from me , I do not wish or dare (to interrupt, criticize, etc.): Far be it from me to complain, but it's getting stuffy in here.
[14] far out , Slang . unconventional; offbeat: His sense of humor is far out. radical; extreme: political opinions that are far out. recondite or esoteric: an interest in art that was considered far out.
[15] few and far between . few(def 5) .
[16] go far , to attain success: With so much talent he should go far. to have a great effect toward; help: The new evidence will go far toward proving the defendant's guilt.
[17] how far , to what distance, extent, or degree: She didn't know how far they had gone in the mathematics text. How far do you think they can be trusted?
[18] on the far side of . side1(def 26) .
[19] so far , up to now: So far, I've had no reply to my request. up to a certain point or extent: We were able to plan only so far because of various factors beyond our control.
[20] so far so good , succeeding or managing adequately to this point; doing well thus far: The work is difficult, but so far so good.
[21] the far side . side1(def 29) .
[22] thus far , up to the present; up to now: We have met no resistance to our plan thus far. to a particular degree, point, or extent: When you get thus far in the experiment, consult with the professor.
[23] at, to, or from a great distance
[24] at or to a remote time far in the future
[25] to a considerable degree; very much a far better plan
[26] as far as to the degree or extent that to the distance or place of informal with reference to; as for
[27] by far by a considerable margin
[28] far and away by a very great margin
[29] far and wide over great distances; everywhere
[30] far be it from me I would not presume; on no account far be it from me to tell you what to do
[31] far gone in an advanced state of deterioration informal extremely drunk
[32] go far to be successful; achieve much your son will go far to be sufficient or last long the wine didn't go far
[33] go too far to exceed reasonable limits
[34] how far? to what extent, distance, or degree?
[35] in so far as to the degree or extent that
[36] so far up to the present moment up to a certain point, extent, degree, etc
[37] so far, so good an expression of satisfaction with progress made
[38] remote in space or time a far country ; in the far past
[39] extending a great distance; long
[40] more distant the far end of the room
[41] a far cry a long way something very different
[42] far from in a degree, state, etc, remote from he is far from happy

Words related to Far

distant, deep, long, much, well, somewhat, significantly, bit, piece, remote, ways, miles, afar, far-flung, far-off, faraway, out-of-the-way, outlying, removed

Words nearby Far

fanzine, fao, faq, faqih, faqir, far, far afield, far and away, far and near, far and wide, far be it from one to

Origin of Far

before 900; Middle English far, fer, Old English feorr; cognate with Old High German ferr, Old Norse fjar, Gothic fairra; akin to German fern far, Latin porrō forward, further

Words that may be confused with Far

fair, far, fare

Other words from Far

far·ness , noun
o·ver·far , adverb, adjective

Word origin for Far

Old English feorr ; related to Old Frisian fīr , Old High German ferro , Latin porro forwards, Greek pera further

Synonyms for Far

deep, distant, long, bit, miles, piece, remote, ways, a good way, a long way, afar, end of rainbow, far piece, far-flung, far-off, far-removed, faraway, good ways, middle of nowhere, out-of-the-way, outlying, removed, stone's throw