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Far

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Noun

1. alir, army for the liberation of rwanda, far, former armed forces, interahamwe

a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again

Example Sentences:
'in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists'

Adjective

2. far

located at a great distance in time or space or degree

Example Sentences:
'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'

3. far

being of a considerable distance or length

Example Sentences:
'a far trek'

4. far

being the animal or vehicle on the right or being on the right side of an animal or vehicle

Example Sentences:
'the horse on the right is the far horse'
'the right side is the far side of the horse'

5. far

beyond a norm in opinion or actions

Example Sentences:
'the far right'

Adverb

6. far

to a considerable degree; very much

Example Sentences:
'a far far better thing that I do'
'felt far worse than yesterday'
'eyes far too close together'

7. far

at or to or from a great distance in space

Example Sentences:
'he traveled far'
'strayed far from home'
'sat far away from each other'

8. far

at or to a certain point or degree

Example Sentences:
'I can only go so far before I have to give up'
'how far can we get with this kind of argument?'

9. far

remote in time

Example Sentences:
'if we could see far into the future'
'all that happened far in the past'

10. far

to an advanced stage or point

Example Sentences:
'a young man who will go very far'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Far

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adverbWord forms: farther, further, farthest or furthest
1. 
at, to, or from a great distance
2. 
at or to a remote time
far in the future
3. 
to a considerable degree; very much
a far better plan
4.  as far as
5.  by far
6.  far and away
7.  far and wide
8.  far be it from me
9.  far gone
10.  go far
11.  go too far
12.  how far?
13.  in so far as
14.  so far
15.  so far, so good
adjective (prenominal)
16. 
remote in space or time
a far country
in the far past
17. 
extending a great distance; long
18. 
more distant
the far end of the room
19.  a far cry
20.  far from

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Far

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adjectiveWord forms: ˈfarther or ˈfarthest
1. 
distant in space or time; not near; remote
2. 
extending a long way
a far journey
3. 
more distant
the far side of the room
4. 
very different in quality or nature
far from poor
adverbWord forms: ˈfarther or ˈfarthest
5. 
very distant in space, time, or degree
6. 
to or from a great distance in time or position
7. 
very much; considerably
far better
8. 
to a certain distance or degree
how far did you go?
noun
9. 
a distant place
to come from far

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Far

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adv. far·ther (färthər), far·thest (färthĭst) or fur·ther (fûrthər) or fur·thest (fûrthĭst)
1. To, from, or at a considerable distance: a cat that had strayed far from home.
2. To, from, or at a much earlier or later time: a movie that takes place far in the future.
3. To a considerable degree; much: felt far better yesterday; eyes that seemed far too close together.
4. To an advanced point or stage: a brilliant student who will go far.
adj. farther, farthest or further or furthest
1.
a. Being at considerable distance; remote: a far country.
b. Going back a considerable extent in time: the far past.
2. More distant than another: the far corner.
3. Extensive or lengthy: a far trek.
4. Far-seeing and comprehensive in thought or outlook: a commander of far vision.
5. Marked by political views of the most advanced or extreme nature: the far right; the far left.
6.
a. Being on the right side of an animal or a vehicle.
b. Being the animal or vehicle on the right.

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