Far Definition & Meaning

far
adverb
  1. to a considerable degree; very much; "a far far better thing that I do"; "felt far worse than yesterday"; "eyes far too close together"
  2. at or to or from a great distance in space; "he traveled far"; "strayed far from home"; "sat far away from each other"
  3. 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?"
  4. remote in time; "if we could see far into the future"; "all that happened far in the past"
  5. to an advanced stage or point; "a young man who will go very far"
adjective
  1. 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"
  2. being of a considerable distance or length; "a far trek"
  3. 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"
  4. beyond a norm in opinion or actions; "the far right"
noun
  1. 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"

Synonyms for far

cold adj

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or

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distant adj

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance; "distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic

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faraway adj

very far away in space or time; "faraway mountains"; "the faraway future"; "troops landing on far-off shores

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farther adv

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (`further' is used more often than `farther' in this

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farthermost adj

(comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order; "had traveled to the farthest frontier

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farthest adv

to the greatest distance in space or time (`farthest' is used more often than `furthest' in this physical sense)

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further adv

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (`further' is used more often than `farther' in this

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furthermost adj

(comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order; "had traveled to the farthest frontier

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furthest adv

to the greatest degree or extent or most advanced stage (`furthest' is used more often than `farthest' in this abstract

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immoderate adj

beyond reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending"

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"Far" in song lyrics

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  • "Life's been good to me, so far"
    1.4.0. Productions f/ Shawn Wigs, Toilet — Life's Been Good to Me
  • "And by doing this we'll go real far"
    2 Live Crew — 2 Live is What We Are... (Word)
  • "Of all the talk shows he's the best by far ..."
    2 Live Crew — Living in America

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Frequently asked questions

What does far mean?
to a considerable degree; very much; "a far far better thing that I do"; "felt far worse than yesterday"; "eyes far too close together" at or to or from a great distance in space; "he traveled far"; "strayed far from home"; "sat far away from each other" 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?" remote in time; "if we could see far into the future
What part of speech is far?
Far is an adverb, an adjective, and a noun.
How many definitions does far have?
Far has 10 definitions across 3 parts of speech (adverb, adjective, noun).

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