far

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Use the adverb far to mean "distant," "remote," or "at a geat distance away." When you see a ship far out at sea, it's so remote from where you are that you might soon need binoculars to catch a glimpse of it.

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A young pig, or a litter of pigs.

Noun
a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to reinstitute Hutu control; "in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists"

Adjective
at a great distance in time or space or degree; "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future"

Adjective S.
being of a considerable distance or length; "a far trek"

Adjective S.
beyond a norm in opinion or actions; "the far right"

Adjective S.
being the animal or vehicle on the right or being on the right side of an animal or vehicle; "the horse on the right is the far horse"; "the right side is the far side of the horse"

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Adverb
at or to or from a great distance in space; "he traveled far"; "strayed far from home"; "sat far away from each other"

Adverb
remote in time; "if we could see far into the future"; "all that happened far in the past"

Adverb
to a considerable degree; very much; "a far far better thing that I do"; "felt far worse than yesterday"; "eyes far too close together"

Adverb
at or to a certain point or degree; "I can only go so far before I have to give up"; "how far can we get with this kind of argument?"

Adverb
to an advanced stage or point; "a young man who will go very far"


n.
A young pig, or a litter of pigs.

a.
Distant in any direction; not near; remote; mutually separated by a wide space or extent.

a.
Remote from purpose; contrary to design or wishes; as, far be it from me to justify cruelty.

a.
Remote in affection or obedience; at a distance, morally or spiritually; t enmity with; alienated.

a.
Widely different in nature or quality; opposite in character.

a.
The more distant of two; as, the far side (called also off side) of a horse, that is, the right side, or the one opposite to the rider when he mounts.

adv.
To a great extent or distance of space; widely; as, we are separated far from each other.

adv.
To a great distance in time from any point; remotely; as, he pushed his researches far into antiquity.

adv.
In great part; as, the day is far spent.

adv.
In a great proportion; by many degrees; very much; deeply; greatly.


Far

Far , n. [See Farrow.] (Zo'94l.) A young pig, or a litter of pigs.

Far

Far, a. [Farther and Farthest are used as the compar. and superl. of far, although they are corruptions arising from confusion with further and furthest. See Further.] [OE. fer, feor, AS. feor; akin to OS. fer, D. ver, OHG. ferro, adv., G. fern, a., Icel. fjarri, Dan. fjirn, Sw. fjerran, adv., Goth. fa'c6rra, adv., Gr. beyond, Skr. paras, adv., far, and prob. to L. per through, and E. prefix for-, as in forgive, and also to fare. CF. Farther, Farthest.] 1. Distant in any direction; not near; remote; mutually separated by a wide space or extent.
They said, . . . We be come from a far country.
The nations far and near contend in choice.
2. Remote from purpose; contrary to design or wishes; as, far be it from me to justify cruelty. 3. Remote in affection or obedience; at a distance, morally or spiritually; t enmity with; alienated.
They that are far from thee ahsll perish.
4. Widely different in nature or quality; opposite in character.
He was far from ill looking, though he thought himself still farther.
5. The more distant of two; as, the far side (called also off side) of a horse, that is, the right side, or the one opposite to the rider when he mounts. &hand; The distinction between the adjectival and adverbial use of far is sometimes not easily discriminated. By far, by much; by a great difference. -- Far between, with a long distance (of space or time) between; at long intervals. "The examinations are few and far between." Farrar.

Far

Far, adv. 1. To a great extent or distance of space; widely; as, we are separated far from each other. 2. To a great distance in time from any point; remotely; as, he pushed his researches far into antiquity. 3. In great part; as, the day is far spent. 4. In a great proportion; by many degrees; very much; deeply; greatly.
Who can find a virtuous woman ? for her price is far above rubies.
As far as, to the extent, or degree, that. See As far as, under As. -- Far off. (a) At a great distance, absolutely or relatively. (b) Distant in sympathy or affection; alienated. "But now, in Christ Jesus, ye who some time were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ." Eph. ii. 13. -- Far other, different by a great degree; not the same; quite unlike. Pope. -- Far and near, at a distance and close by; throughout a whole region. -- Far and wide, distantly and broadly; comprehensively. "Far and wide his eye commands." Milton. -- From far, from a great distance; from a remote place. &hand; Far often occurs in self-explaining compounds, such as far-extended, far-reaching, far-spread.

Farabout

Far"*a*bout` , n. A going out of the way; a digression. [Obs.] Fuller.

A young pig, or a litter of pigs.

Distant in any direction; not near; remote; mutually separated by a wide space or extent.

To a great extent or distance of space; widely; as, we are separated far from each other.

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Usage Examples

Although believers by nature, are far from God, and children of wrath, even as others, yet it is amazing to think how nigh they are brought to him again by the blood of Jesus Christ.

Alchemy is the art of far and near, and I think poetry is alchemy in that way. It's delightful to distort size, to see something that's tiny as though it were vast.

A Shakespearean tragedy as so far considered may be called a story of exceptional calamity leading to the death of a man in high estate. But it is clearly much more than this, and we have now to regard it from another side.

All the laws and legislation in the world will never heal this world like the loving hearts and arms of mothers and fathers. If every child could drift to sleep feeling wrapped in the love of their family - and God's love - this world would be a far more gentle and better place.

A globalized world is by now a familiar fact of life. Building walls or moats may sound appealing, but the future belongs to those who tend to their people and then boldly engage the rest of the world, near and far.

Advances in technology will continue to reach far into every sector of our economy. Future job and economic growth in industry, defense, transportation, agriculture, health care, and life sciences is directly related to scientific advancement.

A man must live like a great brilliant flame and burn as brightly as he can. In the end he burns out. But this is far better than a mean little flame.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

A kid in an abusive home has far fewer rights than any POW. There is no Geneva Convention for kids.

All of them had so much to offer us as far as, you know, knowledge in the music industry, and especially Randy and Paula because, you know, they've been artists.

A real gentleman, even if he loses everything he owns, must show no emotion. Money must be so far beneath a gentleman that it is hardly worth troubling about.

Although they can do it all the time, you know, they're far better than me, on a musically, on a theoretical music level. You know, they're out of my league.

'Yes' is a far more potent word than 'no' in American politics. By adopting the positions which animate the political agenda for the other side, one can disarm them and leave them sputtering with nothing to say.

A vital step for the technology sector is to signpost legitimate search options far more clearly and to delete links to sites that promote illegally sourced content.

A fairly bright boy is far more intelligent and far better company than the average adult.

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