far
adv , farther, further, farthest, furthest
1 at, to, or from a great distance
2 at or to a remote time
far in the future
3 to a considerable degree; very much
a far better plan
a to the degree or extent that
b to the distance or place of
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by far by a considerable margin
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far and away by a very great margin
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far and wide over great distances; everywhere
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far be it from me I would not presume; on no account
far be it from me to tell you what to do
a in an advanced state of deterioration
b Informal extremely drunk
a to be successful; achieve much
your son will go far
b to be sufficient or last long
the wine didn't go far
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go too far to exceed reasonable limits
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how far? to what extent, distance, or degree?
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in so far as to the degree or extent that
a up to the present moment
b up to a certain point, extent, degree, etc.
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so far, so good an expression of satisfaction with progress made
adj prenominal
16 remote in space or time
a far country, in the far past
17 extending a great distance; long
18 more distant
the far end of the room
b something very different
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far from in a degree, state, etc., remote from
he is far from happy
(Old English feorr; related to Old Frisian fir, Old High German ferro, Latin porro forwards, Greek pera further)
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farness n