FAR


Meaning of FAR in English

adj. 25B6; adverb

we are far from the palace : A LONG WAY, a great distance, a good way; afar.

her charm far outweighs any flaws : MUCH, considerably, markedly, immeasurably, greatly, significantly, substantially, appreciably, noticeably; to a great extent, by a long way, by far, by a mile, easily.

near.

25B6; adjective

far places : DISTANT, faraway, far-off, remote, out of the way, far-flung, outlying.

the far side of the campus : FURTHER, more distant; opposite.

near.

25A0; by far BY A GREAT AMOUNT, by a good deal, by a long way, by a mile, far and away; undoubtedly, without doubt, without question, positively, absolutely, easily; significantly, substantially, appreciably, much; Brit. by a long chalk.

25A0; far and away . See by far .

25A0; far and near EVERYWHERE, {here, there, and everywhere}, all over (the world), throughout the land, worldwide; informal all over the place; Brit. informal all over the shop; N. Amer. informal all over the map.

25A0; far and wide . See far and near .

25A0; far from staff were far from happy : NOT, not at all, nowhere near; the opposite of.

25A0; go far BE SUCCESSFUL, succeed, prosper, flourish, thrive, get on (in the world), make good, set the world on fire; informal make a name for oneself, make one's mark, go places, do all right for oneself, find a place in the sun.

25A0; go too far GO OVER THE TOP, go to extremes, go overboard.

25A0; so far

nobody has noticed so far : UNTIL NOW, up to now, up to this point, as yet, thus far, hitherto, up to the present, to date.

his liberalism only extends so far : TO A CERTAIN EXTENT, up to a point, to a degree, within reason, within limits.

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