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   far

   /fɑː/

   adverb

   • 1. at, to, or by a great distance (used to indicate the extent to which one thing is distant from another): "the house was not too far away" Similar a long waya great distancea good wayafarOpposite near
   • 2. over a large expanse of space or time: "he had not travelled far"
   • 3. by a great deal: "he is able to function far better than usual" Similar muchvery muchconsiderablymarkedlyimmeasurablydecidedlygreatlysignificantlysubstantiallyappreciablynoticeablymateriallysignallyto a great extent/degreeby muchby a great amountby a great dealby a long wayby farby a mileeasilyOpposite slightly

   adjective

   • 1. situated at a great distance in space or time: "the far reaches of the universe" Similar distantfarawayfar offremoteout of the wayfar flungfar removedoutlyingobscureisolatedcut-offinaccessibleoff the beaten trackin the back of beyondgodforsakenOpposite nearneighbouring
   • ▪ more distant than another object of the same kind: "he was standing in the far corner"
   • ▪ distant from a point seen as central; extreme: "the far north of Scotland" Similar furthermore distantoppositeOpposite near

   Word Origin Old Englishfeorr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ver, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit para and Greek pera ‘further’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • F

     4

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

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