Far Word Meaning

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

at, to, or by a great distance (used to indicate the extent to which one thing is distant from another)

at or to great distance

• the house was not too far away
• the mountains far in the distance glowed in the sun

over a large expanse of space or time

over large expanse of space or time

• he had not travelled far
• that's why we have come so far and done as well as we have

by a great deal

by great deal

• he is able to function far better than usual

situated at a great distance in space or time

situated at great distance

• the far reaches of the universe