faradverb
uk/fɑːr/us/fɑːr/farther, farthest or further, furthestfar adverb (DISTANCE)
A2 at, to, or from a great distance in space or time:
B2 used to say what you think is true, although you do not know all the facts:
B2 used to say what your personal opinion is about something:
used to say what you have noticed or understood:
I certainly would not:
C1 certainly not something:
C2 used to describe something that is almost the opposite of something else:
C1 certainly not:
from a large number of places:
C2 to be willing to do something that is extreme:
B1 until now:
C2 used to say that an activity has gone well until now:
More examples
- We drove down the motorway as far as Bristol.
- The road stretched into the distance as far as the eye could see.
- Can you produce a report detailing what we've spent on the project so far?
- As far as I can recollect, his name is Edward.
- A gap in the clouds revealed the Atlantic far below.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Distant in space and time
- (in) the middle of nowhere idiom
- afar
- afield
- all/the four corners of the world/earth idiom
- anywhere
- as far as the eye can/could see idiom
- away
- beaten
- further
- furthermost
- furthest
- light year
- light years away idiom
- lonely
- middle
- remotely
- the back of beyond idiom
- virtually
- wide
- you're getting colder idiom
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far adverb (AMOUNT)
B2 very much:
B2 by a great amount:
More examples
- I've got far too much clobber in my handbag.
- I've never played ice hockey - it's far too dangerous.
- He cooks a lot does Alex. He does far more than me.
- That hill's far too steep to cycle up.
- There's far more to be said - I've only had time to scratch the surface in this talk.
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Linguistics: very & extreme
- abject
- awful
- badly
- beyond
- classic
- classical
- devastating
- drop dead! idiom
- eminently
- esp
- especially
- heartily
- impossibly
- rather
- sheer
- specially
- supremely
- thoroughly
- whole
- wide
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Idiom(s)
faradjective
uk/fɑːr/us/fɑːr/B2 used to refer to something that is not near, or the part of something that is most distant from the centre or from you:
C2 used to refer to political groups whose opinions are very extreme:
More examples
- He's a man of the far right.
- I could just see Joan on the far side of the room.
- It's not too far - it's about five miles from here.
- He ran over to the far side of the field.
- The job is a far cry from her previous one.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Distant in space and time
- (in) the middle of nowhere idiom
- afar
- afield
- all/the four corners of the world/earth idiom
- anywhere
- as far as the eye can/could see idiom
- away
- beaten
- further
- furthermost
- furthest
- light year
- light years away idiom
- lonely
- middle
- remotely
- the back of beyond idiom
- virtually
- wide
- you're getting colder idiom
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