far

CEFRA1

/fɑː/

adverb · adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adverb

    At or to a great distance.

  2. 02

    adjective

    A long distance away.

Examples

  • I saw her on the far side of the road.

  • I want a boat that will take me far away from here.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /faː/
  • /fɑ(r)/

Deep Dive

adverb

Extra meaning

  1. Remote in time.

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Distant; remote in space.

  2. More remote of two.

More examples

In context

  • Is it far from here?

  • See those two mountains? The ogre lives on the far one.

  • He went to a far land.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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Origin

adverb

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