far in Malayalam മലയാളം
far in Sindhi سنڌي
far in Telugu తెలుగు
far in English
- far⇄adj. 1. not near; distant.
Ex. He lives in a far country. The moon is far from the earth. Your birthday is not far from mine.
(SYN) remote.
2. more distant.
Ex. He lives on the far side of the hill.
3. extending to a grea - far⇄adv. 1. a long way off in time or space.
Ex. Far in the past, the Norsemen began sailing westward.
2. very much.
Ex. It is far better to go by train. The job was far more difficult than he had imagined.
3. to an advanced point, - far⇄expr. as far as, to the distance, point, or degree that.
Ex. As far as might be, to carve out free space for every human doubt (Tennyson). - far⇄expr. by far, very much.
Ex. She is by far the best-looking girl. And the bride-maidens whispered, ""'Twere better by far to have matched our fair cousin with young Lochinvar"" (Scott). - far⇄expr. far and away, very much.
Ex. This is far and away the best story I have read this year. - far⇄expr. far and near, everywhere.
Ex. We searched far and near for the lost dog. - far⇄expr. far and wide, everywhere; even in distant parts.
Ex. This incident made headlines far and wide (Listener). - far⇄expr. far be it from. See under be.
- far⇄expr. far from it, by no means; not at all.
Ex. ""For heaven's sake!"" he said, ""I'm not a pessimist--far from it"" (New Yorker). - far⇄expr. far out, (Informal.) far away from the ordinary or the conventional; avant-garde.
Ex. [His] innovations in orchestral programming ... have not been that far out (London Times).
See also far-out. - far⇄expr. from far, from a distance.
Ex. But now the trumpet, terrible from far, In shriller clangours animates the war (Joseph Addison). - far⇄expr. how far. See under how.
- far⇄expr. in so far as. See under insofar.
- far⇄expr. so far as. See under so (1).
- far⇄expr. so far. See under so (1).
- far⇄expr. thus far. See under thus.
- far⇄far, adjective, adverb. farther,farthest.