afar

CEFRC2

/əˈfɑɹ/

adverb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adverb

    From or at a great distance.

  2. 02

    adverb

    Extra detail

    A member of the people who speak this language and reside in these regions.

Examples

  • What you get from afar is tasty.

  • When a friend comes from afar, is that not delightful?

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

adverb

Extra meanings

  1. A region of Ethiopia.

  2. At, to, or from a great distance; far away.

More examples

In context

  • He loved her from afar.

  • He was seen from afar.

  • Shortly thereafter he broke with Aref and supported independence. Aref was an Afar, and Gouled came from the Issa ethnic group, which for years had been at odds with the Afars.

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Origin

adverb

Borrowed from Afar qafár.