far

adv., far·ther (fär'THər) or fur·ther (fûr'THər), far·thest (fär'THĭst) or fur·thest (fûr'THĭst).

1. To, from, or at considerable distance: a cat that had strayed far from home.
2. To or at a specific distance, degree, or position: Just how far are you taking this argument?
3. To a considerable degree; much: felt far better yesterday; eyes that seemed far too close together.
4. Not at all; anything but: seems far from content; a test of strength that was far from a failure.
5. To an advanced point or stage: a brilliant student who will go far.

adj., farther or further, farthest or furthest.

1. 1. Being at considerable distance; remote: a far country.
   2. Going back a considerable extent in time: the far past.
2. More distant than another: the far corner.
3. Extensive or lengthy: a far trek.
4. Far-seeing and comprehensive in thought or outlook: a commander of far vision.
5. Marked by political views of the most advanced or extreme nature: the far right; the far left.
6. Being on the right side of an animal or a vehicle.
7. Being the animal or vehicle on the right.

idioms:

by far

1. To the most extreme or evident degree: She is by far the best executive in the company.

far and away

1. By a great margin: “That made him, far and away, the best known of the Democrats who started the presidential race this year” (Tom Wicker).

far and wide

1. Everywhere: looked far and wide for the lost puppy.

far cry

1. A long way: The climate in Alaska is a far cry from that of Florida.

how far

1. To what degree, distance, or extent: didn't know how far to believe them; tried to decide how far she could ski in such cold.

so far

1. Up to the present moment: So far there's been no word from them.
2. To a limited extent: You can go only so far on five dollars.

thus far

1. Up to this point; so far: Our success has been limited thus far.

[Middle English, from Old English feor.]

floor-area ratio.

adverb

To a considerable extent: considerably, much, quite, well². Idioms: by a longshotway, by a wide margin, by far. See big/small/amount.

adjective

Far from others in space, time, or relationship: distant, faraway, far-flung, far-off, remote, removed. Idioms: at a distance. See near/far/distance, time.

Idioms beginning with far:
far and away
far afield
far and near
far and wide
far be it from one to
far from
far gone
farm
farm out

See also as far as; as far as possible; as far as that goes; by far; carry too far; few and far between; go far; go so far as to; go too far; so far; so far so good.

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adv

Definition: considerably
Antonyms: less, little

adv, adj

Definition: at a great distance
Antonyms: close, near

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IN BRIEF: Being of a considerable distance or length.

There is no distance on this earth as far away as yesterday. — Robert Nathan.

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - langt, fjernt, langt borte
adj. - fjern, lang, fjernest, anden

idioms:

• a far cry from    et langt stykke fra
• as far as    lige til, så vidt
• as far as someone is concerned    for så vidt angår nogen
• by far    langt
• far and away    absolut
• far and away the best    uden sammenligning den bedste
• far and wide    vidt og bredt
• Far East    Det Fjerne Østen
• far from    langt fra
• far from it    langt fra!
• far gone    langt ude, stærkt engageret
• far off    fjern
• far out    ekstrem, "langt væk"
• far side    den anden side
• go far    nå langt
• go too far    gå for vidt
• in so far as    så vidt, i det omfang
• so far so good    så vidt så godt

Nederlands (Dutch)
ver, veel, lang, uitgebreid, het meest veraf, extreem

Français (French)
adv. - loin, jusqu'ici, beaucoup
adj. - loin, lointain, autre, extrême

idioms:

• a far cry from    il y a loin de
• as far as    jusqu'à, jusque, pour autant que
• as far as someone is concerned    pour autant que qn est concerné/impliqué
• by far    de beaucoup
• far and away    de loin, de beaucoup
• far and away the best    (être) de loin le meilleur
• far and wide    de tous côtés
• far be it for me to    loin pour moi l'idée de faire
• far be it from me to    loin de moi l'idée de faire
• Far East    Extrême-Orient
• far from    loin de
• far from it    loin de là
• far gone    exagéré
• far off    loin, lointain, loin du compte
• far out    d'avant-garde, super, loin du compte, au grand (large)
• far side    autre côté
• far to seek    loin/difficile à trouver
• go far    aller loin, faire du chemin
• go too far    passer la mesure
• in so far as    dans la mesure où
• so far as    pour autant que, en ce qui
• so far so good    jusqu'ici ça va bien

Deutsch (German)
adv. - weitaus, weit
adj. - entfernt

idioms:

• a far cry from    etwas ganz anderes als
• as far as    soweit
• as far as someone is concerned    was jmdn. betrifft
• by far    bei weitem
• far and away    weitaus
• far and away the best    bei weitem der Beste
• far and wide    allenthalben, weit und breit
• far be it for me to    es sei mir ferne, zu
• far be it from me to    es sei mir ferne, zu
• Far East    Ferner Osten
• far from    alles andere als
• far from it    ganz im Gegenteil
• far gone    in hoffnungslosem Zustand, (ein für allemal) vorbei
• far off    weit entfernt
• far out    (ugs.) unkonventionell, wunderbar
• far side    andere Seite
• far to seek    nicht erreichbar, weit entfern
• go far    erfolgreich sein
• go too far    zu weit gehen
• in so far as    insoweit
• so far as    so viel er weiß, bis zu einem gewissen Grade, was mich betrifft
• so far so good    so weit so gut

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - μακριά, πολύ, σε μεγάλο βαθμό
adj. - μακρινός, απώτερος ή απώτατος, (για πολιτική ιδεολογία κ.λπ.) ακραίος, των άκρων

idioms:

• a far cry from    πολύ απέχων/διαφέρων τού..
• as far as    μέχρι
• as far as someone is concerned    καθ' όσον με αφορά
• by far    κατά πολύ, ασυγκρίτως
• far and away    ασυζητητί, κατά πολύ, ασυγκρίτως
• far and away the best    παρασάγγας καλύτερος
• far and wide    από παντού, πανταχόθεν, απανταχού
• Far East    'Απω Ανατολή
• far from    κάθε άλλο παρά, μακριά από
• far from it    κάθε άλλο, ίσα-ίσα
• far gone    προχωρημένος, σε προχωρημένο στάδιο
• far off    μακριά, σε μεγάλη απόσταση, μακρινός
• far out    πολύ προχωρημένος, (καθομ.) έξοχος
• far side    απέναντι πλευρά
• go far    πάω/πηγαίνω μακριά, πάω μπροστά, προκόβω
• go too far    ξεπερνώ τα όρια, το παρατραβάω
• in so far as    στο μέτρο που
• so far so good    όλα καλά μέχρι στιγμής

Italiano (Italian)
di gran lunga, lontano, distante

idioms:

• as far as    per quello che, per quanto, fino a
• as far as someone is concerned    per quanto riguarda
• by far    di gran lunga
• far and away    di molto
• far and away the best    il migliore di gran lunga
• far and wide    dovunque
• Far East    l'estremo oriente
• far from    tutt'altro che
• far from it    al contrario
• far gone    essere molto avanti
• far off    lontano
• far out    eccellente
• far side    l'altro lato
• in so far as    per quanto
• so far so good    sin qui va bene

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - longe
adj. - distante

idioms:

• as far as    até
• as far as someone is concerned    no que diz respeito a alguém
• by far    de longe
• far and away    sem sombra de dúvida
• far and away the best    de longe o melhor
• far and wide    amplamente
• Far East    Extremo Oriente
• far from    longe de
• far from it    distante
• far gone    ter partido há muito tempo
• far off    remoto
• far out    esquisito
• far side    lado mais distante
• go far    ir mais adiante
• go too far    ir longe demais
• in so far as    tanto quanto
• so far so good    tudo certo por enquanto

Русский (Russian)
далекий, отдаленный

idioms:

• as far as    до, поскольку
• as far as someone is concerned    что касается
• by far    гораздо
• far and away    гораздо
• far and away the best    гораздо лучше, несравненно лучше
• far and wide    отовсюду
• Far East    фальний Восток
• far from    далеко от
• far from it    совсем не так, ничуть
• far gone    очень больной, выживший из ума
• far off    очень далеко
• far out    оторванный от жизни, странный, экстравагантный
• far side    по ту сторону
• go far    делать успехи
• go too far    заходить слишком далеко
• in so far as    насколько, поскольку
• so far so good    пока все хорошо

Español (Spanish)
adv. - lejos, con mucho, con gran diferencia, de lejos
adj. - lejano, distante, remoto

idioms:

• a far cry from    media un gran abismo entre la virtud y el vicio, ser muy distinto de
• as far as    hasta
• as far as someone is concerned    por su parte, por lo que a uno se refiere
• by far    con mucho
• far and away    con mucho, con gran diferencia, de lejos
• far and away the best    con mucho el mejor
• far and wide    por todas partes
• far be it for me to    definitivamente no
• far be it from me to    lejos de mí, no permita Dios
• Far East    Lejano Oriente, Extremo Oriente
• far from    lejos de
• far from it    ni mucho menos
• far gone    estar pasado, estar bebido, estar muy mal
• far off    lejano, remoto, distante
• far out    de vanguardia, excelente, no convencional
• far side    el otro lado de la luna, el lado más alejado, pasado (de edad)
• far to seek    lejos para buscar
• go far    ir lejos, servir de mucho, alcanzar para mucho
• go too far    ir demasiado lejos, exagerar, pasarse del límite
• in so far as    en cuanto
• so far as    en la medida que
• so far so good    todo va bien por ahora

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - långt bort, avgjort
adj. - fjärran, bortre, lång

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
很远地, 很晚地, 很, 远的, 遥远的, 久远的

idioms:

• a far cry from    离...很远
• as far as    远到, 至于, 直到
• as far as someone is concerned    就某人而言
• by far    ...得多, 显然, 最...
• far and away    大大, 肯定地, 无疑地
• far and away the best    肯定是最好的
• far and wide    到处, 广泛地
• Far East    远东
• far from    远离, 远远不, 远非
• far from it    差得远, 差很多
• far gone    深深陷入的
• far off    远, 在远处的远, 在远处的
• far out    最新的, 激进的最新的, 激进的
• far side    较远的, 那一边
• go far    扬名
• go too far    走得太远, 做的过火
• in so far as    至于, 就...
• so far so good    直到现在为止还可以

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 很遠地, 很晚地, 很
adj. - 遠的, 遙遠的, 久遠的

idioms:

• a far cry from    離...很遠
• as far as    遠到, 至於, 直到
• as far as someone is concerned    就某人而言
• by far    ...得多, 顯然, 最...
• far and away    大大, 肯定地, 無疑地
• far and away the best    肯定是最好的
• far and wide    到處, 廣泛地
• Far East    遠東
• far from    遠離, 遠遠不, 遠非
• far from it    差得遠, 差很多
• far gone    深深陷入的
• far off    遠, 在遠處的遠, 在遠處的
• far out    最新的, 激進的最新的, 激進的
• far side    較遠的, 那一邊
• go far    揚名
• go too far    走得太遠, 做的過火
• in so far as    至於, 就...
• so far so good    直到現在為止還可以

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 멀리에 , 아득히
adj. - 멀리, 오래, 나아가서, 현격하게

idioms:

• a far cry from    ~에서 거리가 있다, ~과 완전히 상이한
• as far as    ~하는 한, ~까지
• as far as someone is concerned    관심을 가진, 걱정스러운
• by far    훨씬
• far out    참신한, 기발한
• go far    성공하다, 오래 계속되다
• go too far    멀리 가다
• in so far as    ~하는 한에 있어서는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 遠い, 遠い方の, 向こうの
adv. - 遠くへ, 遠く, ずっと, おおいに
conj. - 限り, …ほど遠くまで

idioms:

• a far cry from    遠距離, 非常な相違
• as far as    まで, …に関して
• as far as one can tell    人が理解できる限りでは
• as far as someone is concerned    ～に関する限りは
• by far    とても遥かに
• far afield    遠く離れて
• far and away    遥かに
• far and away the best    断然一番
• far and wide    遠く広く, あまねく
• far away    はるかかなたに
• Far East    極東
• far from    少しも…でない
• far from it    とんでもない
• far gone    大いに進んで, ひどく古くなって
• far more    よりいっそう
• far off    遥かな
• far out    非常に遠く離れた, すごい
• far side    遠い方の側, 向こう側, 裏側
• far too    とても遠い
• go far    成功する, 長くもつ
• in so far as    その程度において
• so far    今まで, それまで
• so far so good    ここまでは成功している

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) بعيد (صفه) بعيدا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮הרחק, מאוד, במידה ניכרת, בהרבה‬
adj. - ‮רחוק‬

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