far and away

Variant of far

far definition

far (fär)

adjective farther far′·ther, farthest far′·thest

  1. distant in space or time; not near; remote
  2. extending a long way a far journey
  3. more distant the far side of the room
  4. very different in quality or nature far from poor

Etymology: ME farr, fer (> dial. form fur) < OE feorr, akin to OHG ferro < IE base *per-, forward, beyond > L per, Gr per

adverb farther far′·ther, farthest far′·thest

  1. very distant in space, time, or degree
  2. to or from a great distance in time or position
  3. very much; considerably far better
  4. to a certain distance or degree how far did you go?

noun

a distant place to come from far
far Idioms

as far as

  1. to the distance, extent, or degree that
  2. Informal with reference to; as for

by far

considerably; to a great degree; very much
also far and away

far and near

everywhere

far and wide

widely; everywhere

far be it from me

I would not presume or wish

far gone

far out

far-out

go far

  1. to cover much extent; last long
  2. to accomplish much; achieve much success

in so far as

to the extent or degree that

so far

up to this place, time, or degree
also thus far

so far as

to the extent or point that

so far, so good

up to this point everything is all right

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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