Meaning of far | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To, from or over a great distance in space, time or other extent.
2. To the most extreme or evident degree: She is by far the best executive in the company.
3. Very much; by a great amount.
4. By a great margin: is far and away the smartest student in the class.
5. Everywhere: looked far and wide for the lost puppy.
6. 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.
7. Not at all; anything but: You are far from a failure.
8. 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).
9. Slang Used to express amazement or approval.
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10. 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.
11. Up to this point; so far: Our success has been limited thus far.
12. To a considerable extent:considerably, much, quite, well.

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Examples

“You have all come far and you will go further.”

“He built a time machine and travelled far into the future.”

“Over time, his views moved far away from mine.”

“You've gone far enough. Actually, a bit too far.”

“He was far richer than we'd thought.”

“The expense far exceeds what I expected.”

“I saw a tiny figure far below me.”

“The Reds were on the back foot early on when a catalogue of defensive errors led to Ramires giving Chelsea the lead. Jay Spearing conceded possession in midfield and Ramires escaped Jose Enrique far too easily before scoring at the near post with a shot Reina should have saved.”

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