'FAR' definitions:
Definition of 'far'
From: WordNet
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 or from a great distance in space; "he traveled far"; "strayed far from home"; "sat far away from each other"
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
Remote in time; "if we could see far into the future"; "all that happened far in the past"
adverb
To an advanced stage or point; "a young man who will go very far"
adjective
Located 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" [ant: close, near, nigh]
adjective
Being of a considerable distance or length; "a far trek"
adjective
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"
adjective
Beyond a norm in opinion or actions; "the far right"
noun
A terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again; "in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists" [syn: Army for the Liberation of Rwanda, ALIR, Former Armed Forces, FAR, Interahamwe]
Definition of 'Far'
From: GCIDE
- Far \Far\, n. [See Farrow.] (Zool.) A young pig, or a litter of pigs. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Far'
From: GCIDE
- Far \Far\, a. [Fartherand Farthestare 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[imac]rra, 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. [1913 Webster]
- They said, . . . We be come from a far country. --Josh. ix. 6. [1913 Webster]
- The nations far and near contend in choice. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Remote from purpose; contrary to design or wishes; as, far be it from me to justify cruelty. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Remote in affection or obedience; at a distance, morally or spiritually; t enmity with; alienated. [1913 Webster]
- They that are far from thee ahsll perish. --Ps. lxxiii. 27. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Widely different in nature or quality; opposite in character. [1913 Webster]
- He was far from ill looking, though he thought himself still farther. --F. Anstey. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The distinction between the adjectival and adverbial use of far is sometimes not easily discriminated. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Far'
From: GCIDE
- Far \Far\, adv.
- 1. To a great extent or distance of space; widely; as, we are separated far from each other. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To a great distance in time from any point; remotely; as, he pushed his researches far into antiquity. [1913 Webster]
- 3. In great part; as, the day is far spent. [1913 Webster]
- 4. In a great proportion; by many degrees; very much; deeply; greatly. [1913 Webster]
- Who can find a virtuous woman ? for her price is far above rubies. --Prov. xxxi. 10. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Far often occurs in self-explaining compounds, such as far-extended, far-reaching, far-spread. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'far'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abase,
- afar,
- afar off,
- apart,
- asunder,
- at a distance,
- away,
- by far,
- considerably,
- distal,
- distant,
- exotic,
- far and away,
- far and wide,
- far away,
- far off,
- far-flung,
- far-off,
- faraway,
- long-distance,
- long-range,
- out and away,
- out of sight,
- outlying,
- quite,
- rather,
- remote,
- removed,
- separated,
- significantly,
- somewhat
Acronyms for 'FAR'
From: V.E.R.A.
- False Acception Rate
- Fixed Alternative Routing (SNI)
- Flow Admission Request [message] (LFAP)
Words containing 'FAR'
- As far as,
- By far,
- Far between,
- Far off,
- Far other,
- Farness,
- From far,
- So far,
- far out,
- in so far,
- A far cry,
- Far Hills,
- Far and near,
- Far and wide,
- Far point,
- Far-about,
- Far-off,
- So far forth,
- To go far,
- as far as possible,
- far and away,
- far cry,
- far east,
- far flung,
- far gone,
- far left,
- far reaching,
- far-out,
- go far,
- go too far,
- louis the far,
- thus far,
- Far Hills, NJ,
- Far-stretched,
- dolce far niente,
- far-famed,
- far-flung,
- far-reaching,
- far-right,
- economic commission for asia and the far east