far
adverb · adjective · noun
Simple meaning
Remote in time.
Pronunciation
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fahrIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈfɑɹ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adverb
Remote in time
“If we could see far into the future.”
To, from or over a great distance in space, time or other extent.
Very much; by a great amount.
adjective
Distant; remote in space.
Located at a great distance in time or space or degree
Remote in time.
More remote of two.
Extreme, as measured from some central or neutral position.
Extreme, as a difference in nature or quality.
noun
Emmer (a type of wheat), especially in the context of Roman use of it.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: To, from or over a great distance in space, time or other extent.
Used this way, far is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use far
- “If we could see far into the future.”adverb
- “I can only go so far before I have to give up.”adverb
- “A young man who will go very far.”adverb
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