far


Definition: Meaning of, far in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / fɑː /

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far farther farthest
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  1. distance a long distance [↪  a long way]
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  2. distance how far used when asking the distance between two places, or when talking about the distance between two places
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  3. distance as far as something to a place or point, but not beyond it
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  4. a lot/very much very much, or to a great degree
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  5. progress used to talk about how much progress someone makes, or how much effect something has
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  6. time a long time in the past or the future, or a long time into a particular period
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  7. go too far also take/carry something too far to do something too extreme
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  8. go so far/as far as to do something spoken to do or say something extreme
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  9. so far also thus far formal until now
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  10. so far so good spoken used to say that things have been happening successfully until now
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  11. far from something used to say that something very different is true or happens
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  12. far from it spoken used to say that the opposite of what has just been said is true
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  13. far and wide over a large area
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  14. by far/far and away used to say that something is much better, worse etc than anything else
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  15. somebody will/would/should etc go far used to say that you think someone will be successful in the future
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  16. as/so far as I'm concerned spoken used when giving your opinion about something
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  17. as/so far as something is concerned spoken used when you want to talk about a particular thing
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  18. as/so far as I know/I can remember/I can tell/I can see etc spoken used to say that you think that something is true, although it is possible that you do not know all the facts or cannot remember completely
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  19. far be it from me to do something spoken used when saying that you do not want to criticize someone or say what they should do, especially when this is what you are really about to do
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  20. as far as it goes used to say that an idea, suggestion, plan etc is satisfactory, but only to a limited degree
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  21. not go far if money does not go far, you cannot buy very much with it
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  22. not go far if a supply of something does not go far, it is not enough
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  23. in so far as/insofar as/in as far as formal to the degree that
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far farther farthest
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  1. a long distance away
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  2. the far side/end/corner etc the side, end etc that is furthest from you
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  3. the far north/south etc the part of a country or area that is furthest in the direction of north, south etc
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  4. the far left/right people who have extreme LEFT-WING or RIGHT-WING political opinions
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  5. be a far cry from something to be very different from something
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FAR


Definition: Meaning of, FAR in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / fɑː /

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  1. a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again
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FAR used in phrases

  • Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (noun)
    1. the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development of countries in Asia and the Far East
  • Far East (noun)
    1. the Far East the countries in the east of Asia, such as China, Japan, Korea etc
  • Far From the Madding Crowd
    1. (1874) a novel by Thomas HARDY about people living in a country village in the west of England during VICTORIAN times. The title of the book, which HARDY took from a famous poem by Thomas GRAY, is often used as a phrase to mean the peacefulness and quietness of the country.
  • Far Side, The
    1. a CARTOON STRIP (= a set of drawings that tell a story in a newspaper) by the US artist Gary Larson, showing strange, silly situations, especially ones involving animals that behave like human beings
  • Louis the Far (noun)
    1. 1081-1137 king of France whose military victories consolidated his reign
  • as far as possible (adverb)
    1. to a feasible extent
  • by far (adverb)
    1. by a considerable margin
  • dolce far niente (noun)
    1. carefree idleness
  • far and away (adverb)
    1. by a considerable margin
  • far and near (adverb)
    1. over great areas or distances; everywhere
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