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F0034200 (fär)adv. far·ther (fär′thər), far·thest (fär′thĭst) or fur·ther (fûr′thər) or fur·thest (fûr′thĭst) 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.Idioms: by far To the most extreme or evident degree: She is by far the best executive in the company. far and away By a great margin: is far and away the smartest student in the class. far and wide Everywhere: looked far and wide for the lost puppy. far be it from (someone) Used to deflect responsibility for making a statement that might not be received well: Far be it from me to criticize, but I find your handwriting to be very sloppy. far cry1. A long way: stuck at the airport in Memphis, a far cry from Maine.2. Something that is very different from something else: This food is a far cry from what we got in the cafeteria. far from Not at all; anything but: You are far from a failure. far gone In an advanced state of a process, especially an undesirable state that is beyond improvement or reversal: "The fire was issuing from a long straw-stack, which was so far gone as to preclude a possibility of saving it" (Thomas Hardy). far out Slang Used to express amazement or approval. how far To what degree, distance, or extent: didn't know how far to believe them; tried to decide how far she could ski in such cold. so far1. Up to the present moment: So far there's been no word from them.2. To a limited extent: You can go only so far on five dollars. thus far Up to this point; so far: Our success has been limited thus far.

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[Middle English, from Old English feor; see per in Indo-European roots.]

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thus far - used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time; "So far he hasn't called"; "the sun isn't up yet"as yet, heretofore, hitherto, so far, til now, until now, up to now, yet