'Far and near' definitions:

Definition of 'far and near'

(from WordNet)
adverb
Over great areas or distances; everywhere; "he traveled far and wide"; "the news spread far and wide"; "people came from far and near"; "searched for the child far and near" [syn: far and wide, far and near]

Definition of 'Far and near'

From: GCIDE
  • Near \Near\ (n[=e]r), adv. [AS. ne['a]r, compar. of ne['a]h nigh. See Nigh.]
  • 1. At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh. [1913 Webster]
  • My wife! my traitress! let her not come near me. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Nearly; almost; well-nigh. "Near twenty years ago." --Shak. "Near a fortnight ago." --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • Near about the yearly value of the land. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Closely; intimately. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Far and near, at a distance and close by; throughout a whole region.
  • To come near to, to want but little of; to approximate to. "Such a sum he found would go near to ruin him." --Addison.
  • Near the wind (Naut.), close to the wind; closehauled. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Far and near'

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]