Found 8 hits - Term: far, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
far \far\, n. see farrow. zool.
a young pig, or a litter of pigs.
1913 webster
see also:
farrow
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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. faimacrra, 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.
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the nations far and near contend in choice.
--dryden.
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2. remote from purpose; contrary to design or wishes; as, far
be it from me to justify cruelty.
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3. remote in affection or obedience; at a distance, morally
or spiritually; t enmity with; alienated.
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they that are far from thee ahsll perish. --ps.
lxxiii. 27.
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4. widely different in nature or quality; opposite in
character.
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he was far from ill looking, though he thought
himself still farther. --f. anstey.
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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.
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note: the distinction between the adjectival and adverbial
use of far is sometimes not easily discriminated.
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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
see also:
farther farthest further by far far between
- [3] : 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.
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3. in great part; as, the day is far spent.
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4. in a great proportion; by many degrees; very much; deeply;
greatly.
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who can find a virtuous woman ? for her price is far
above rubies. --prov. xxxi.
10.
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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
- [4] : WordNet (r) 2.0
far
adj 1: 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:
near
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"
n : a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the
government dominated by tutsi and to reinstitute hutu
control; "in 1999 alir guerrillas kidnapped and killed
eight foreign tourists" syn: army for the liberation of
rwanda, alir, former armed forces, interahamwe
adv 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"
also: further, farther
see also:
near army for the liberation of rwanda alir former armed forces interahamwe further
farther
- [5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
31 moby thesaurus words for "far":
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
- [6] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)
far
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- [7] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)
far
false acception rate
- [8] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)
far
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