far

far [fär]

adj.

FARTHER, farthest: see also FURTHER, FURTHEST farther [ME farr, fer (> dial. form fur) < OE feorr, akin to OHG ferro < IE base * per-, forward, beyond > L per, Gr per]

1. distant in space or time; not near; remote

2. extending a long way [a far journey]

3. more distant [the far side of the room]

4. very different in quality or nature [far from poor]

adv.

FARTHER farthest: see also FURTHER, FURTHEST farther

1. very distant in space, time, or degree

2. to or from a great distance in time or position

3. very much; considerably [far better]

4. to a certain distance or degree [how far did you go?]

n.

a distant place [to come from far]

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as far as

1. to the distance, extent, or degree that

2. Informal with reference to; as for

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by far

considerably; to a great degree; very much: also far and away

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far and near

everywhere

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far and wide

widely; everywhere

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far be it from me

I would not presume or wish

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far gone see phrase under GONE far out

FAR-OUT

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go far

1. to cover much extent; last long

2. to accomplish much; achieve much success

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in so far as

to the extent or degree that

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so far

up to this place, time, or degree: also thus far

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so far as

to the extent or point that

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so far, so good

up to this point everything is all right

SYN.- FAR generally suggests that which is an indefinitely long way off in space, time, relation, etc. [far lands ]; DISTANT, although also suggesting a considerable interval of separation [a distant sound ], is the term used when the measure of any interval is specified [desks four feet distant from one another ]; REMOTE is applied to that which is far off in space, time, connection, etc. from a place, thing, or person understood as a point of reference [a remote village ]; REMOVED, used predicatively, stresses separateness, distinctness, or lack of connection more strongly than REMOTE -ANT. NEAR, CLOSE²