[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

near \near\ n=er, adv. as. ne'ar, compar. of ne'ah
   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
see also:
nigh far and near to come near to near the wind 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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
see also:
as far as as far off far other far and near far and wide 
from far 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

far and near
     adv : 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
see also:
far and wide 

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