First Known Use: before 12th century
Dictionary
1far
adverb \ˈfär\
: at or to a great distance in space or time
: to a great extent
: to or at a particular distance, point, or degree
far·ther \-thər\ or fur·ther \ˈfər-\ far·thest or fur·thest \-thəst\
Full Definition of FAR
1
: at or to a considerable distance in space <wandered far from home>
2
3
: to or at a definite distance, point, or degree <as far as I know>
4
: to an advanced point or extent <a bright student will go far> <worked far into the night>
5
: at a considerable distance in time <not far from the year 1870>
— by far
: far and away <is by far the best runner>
— far be it from
: it would be inappropriate or impossible for <far be it from me to complain>
— far from
: of a distinctly different and especially opposite quality than <the trip was far from a failure>
— how far
: to what extent, degree, or distance <didn't know how far to trust them>
— so far
1
: to a certain extent, degree, or distance <when the water rose so far, we fled>
2
: up to the present <has written one novel so far>
— thus far
: so far <thus far the results are negative>
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Origin of FAR
Middle English fer, from Old English feorr; akin to Old High German ferro far, Old English faran to go — more at fare
Related to FAR
- Synonyms
- achingly, almighty, archly, awful, awfully, badly, beastly, blisteringly, bone, colossally, corking, cracking, damn, damned, dang, deadly, desperately, eminently, enormously, especially, ever, exceedingly (also exceeding), extra, extremely, fabulously, fantastically, very, fiercely, filthy, frightfully, full, greatly, heavily, highly, hugely, immensely, incredibly, intensely, jolly, majorly, mightily, mighty, monstrous [chiefly dialect], mortally, most, much, particularly, passing, rattling, real, really, right, roaring, roaringly, seriously, severely, so, sore, sorely, spanking, specially, stinking, such, super, supremely, surpassingly, terribly, that, thumping, too, unco, uncommonly, vastly, vitally, way, whacking, wicked, wildly
- Antonyms
- little, negligibly, nominally, slightly, somewhat
2far
adjective
: very distant in space or time
—used to refer to the side, end, etc., that is more distant
farther or furtherfarthest or furthest
Full Definition of FAR
1
a : remote in space b : distinctly different in quality or relationship c : remote in time
2
a : long <a far journey> b : of notable extent : comprehensive <a man of far vision>
3
: the more distant of two <the far end>
4
: extreme <the far left> <a far right political organization>
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First Known Use of FAR
before 12th century
Related to FAR
- Synonyms
- extended, long, great, lengthy, long-drawn-out (or long-drawn), long-lived, long-term
- Antonyms
- brief, little, mini, short, shortish, short-lived, short-term
FAR
abbreviation
Definition of FAR
federal air regulation
FAR Defined for Kids
1far
adverb \ˈfär\
far·ther \ˈfär-thər\ or fur·ther \ˈfər-\far·thest \ˈfär-thəst\ or fur·thest \ˈfər-\
Definition of FAR for Kids
1
: at or to a great distance in space or time <far from home> <He read far into the night.>
2
: to a great extent : much <far better>
3
: to or at a definite distance or point <I walked as far as I could.>
4
: to an advanced point <A smart student can go far.>
— by far
: by a great extent or degree <better by far>
2far
adjective
far·ther or fur·therfar·thest or fur·thest
Definition of FAR for Kids
1
: very distant in space or time <a far country>
2
: the more distant of two <the far side of the stream>
3
: 1long 2 <a far journey>
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