adj.
Pronunciation: ' fär
Function: adverb
Inflected Form: far · ther \ - th ə r \ or fur · ther \ ' f ə r- \ ; far · thest or fur · thest \ - th ə st \
Etymology: Middle English fer, from Old English feorr; akin to Old High German ferro far, Old English faran to go ― more at FARE
Date: before 12th century
1 : at or to a considerable distance in space <wandered far from home>
2 a : to a great extent : MUCH < far better methods> b : by a broad interval : WIDELY <the far distant future>
3 : to or at a definite distance, point, or degree <as far as I know>
4 : to an advanced point or extent <a bright student will go far > <worked far into the night>
5 : at a considerable distance in time <not far from the year 1870>
– by far : far and away <is by far the best runner>
– far be it from : it would be inappropriate or impossible for < far be it from God, that he should do wickedness ― Job 34:10(AV)>
– far from : of a distinctly different and especially opposite quality than <the trip was far from a failure>
– how far : to what extent, degree, or distance <didn't know how far to trust them>
– so far
1 : to a certain extent, degree, or distance <when the water rose so far, the villagers sought higher ground>
2 : up to the present <has written just one novel so far >
– thus far : so far < thus far our findings have been negative>