单词 | at farthest |
释义 | > as lemmasat (the) farthest 3. absol. at (the) farthest: extracted from farthestadj.adv. a. of space: At the greatest distance. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > distance or farness > a long way off [phrase] > at the greatest distance farthest1670 1670 J. Narborough Jrnl. in Acct. Several Late Voy. (1711) i. 33 When I was at the farthest..I could not see any sign of People. b. of future time: At latest. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adverb] > at the latest by the lasta1225 yeta1325 at (the) latestc1400 at (the) utterestc1425 at (the) farthest1600 1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice ii. ii. 109 Let it be so hasted that supper be ready at the farthest by fiue of the clocke. View more context for this quotation 1765 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 26 Feb. (1932) (modernized text) VI. 2647 You may depend upon what I promised you, before Midsummer next, at farthest. c. of degree: At the outside. ΚΠ 1661 A. Cowley Proposition Advancem. Exper. Philos. Within one, two or (at farthest) three miles of London. < as lemmas |
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