far Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again
    Army for the Liberation of Rwanda; Interahamwe; ALIR; Former Armed Forces.
    • in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists
  2. adjective located at a great distance in time or space or degree
    • we come from a far country
    • far corners of the earth
    • the far future
    • a far journey
    • the far side of the road
    • far from the truth
    • far in the future
  3. adjective satellite being of a considerable distance or length
    • a far trek
  4. adjective satellite being the animal or vehicle on the right or being on the right side of an animal or vehicle
    • the horse on the right is the far horse
    • the right side is the far side of the horse
  5. adjective satellite beyond a norm in opinion or actions
    • the far right
  6. adverb to a considerable degree; very much
    • a far far better thing that I do
    • felt far worse than yesterday
    • eyes far too close together
  7. adverb at or to or from a great distance in space
    • he traveled far
    • strayed far from home
    • sat far away from each other
  8. adverb at or to a certain point or degree
    • I can only go so far before I have to give up
    • how far can we get with this kind of argument?
  9. adverb remote in time
    • if we could see far into the future
    • all that happened far in the past
  10. adverb to an advanced stage or point
    • a young man who will go very far

WordNet

Far noun
Etymology
See Farrow.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A young pig, or a litter of pigs.
Far adjective
Etymology
OE. fer, feor, AS. feor; akin to OS. fer, D. ver, OHG. ferro, adv., G. fern, a., Icel. fjarri, Dan. fjirn, Sw. fjerran, adv., Goth. fairra, adv., Gr. beyond, Skr. paras, adv., far, and prob. to L. per through, and E. prefix for-, as in forgive, and also to fare. CF. Farther, Farthest.
Wordforms
Farther and Farthest are used as the comparative and superlative of far, although they are corruptions arising from confusion with further and furthest See Further
Definitions
  1. Distant in any direction; not near; remote; mutually separated by a wide space or extent.
    They said, . . . We be come from a far country. Josh. ix. 6.
    The nations far and near contend in choice. Dryden.
  2. Remote from purpose; contrary to design or wishes; as, far be it from me to justify cruelty.
  3. Remote in affection or obedience; at a distance, morally or spiritually; t enmity with; alienated.
    They that are far from thee ahsll perish. Ps. lxxiii. 27.
  4. Widely different in nature or quality; opposite in character.
    He was far from ill looking, though he thought himself still farther. F. Anstey.
  5. The more distant of two; as, the far side (called also off side) of a horse, that is, the right side, or the one opposite to the rider when he mounts. ✍ The distinction between the adjectival and adverbial use of far is sometimes not easily discriminated.
Far adverb
Definitions
  1. To a great extent or distance of space; widely; as, we are separated far from each other.
  2. To a great distance in time from any point; remotely; as, he pushed his researches far into antiquity.
  3. In great part; as, the day is far spent.
  4. In a great proportion; by many degrees; very much; deeply; greatly.
    Who can find a virtuous woman ? for her price is far above rubies. Prov. xxxi. 10.
    ✍ Far often occurs in self-explaining compounds, such as far-extended, far-reaching, far-spread.

Webster 1913