Far

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See also fár, får, and fær

English

Most common English words: few « whom « love « #180: far » seemed » house » looked

Etymology

Old English feor

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /fɑː(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /fA:(\r)/
• (GenAm) IPA: /fɑɹ/, SAMPA: /fAr\/

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  Rhymes: -ɑː(r)

Adjective

Far (comparative farther/further, superlative farthest/furthest)

Positive Far

Comparative farther/further

Superlative farthest/furthest

1. Remote in space.

   He went to a far country.

2. Remote in time.
3. Long.

   It was a far adventure, full of danger.

4. More remote or longer of two.

   He moved to the far end of the state. She remained at this end.

5. Extreme.

   We are on the far right on this issue.

Antonyms

• (remote in space): close, near

Derived terms

terms derived from far (adjective

}} afar as far as by far faraway far from

far off how far so far thus far

Translations

remote in space

Arabic: بعيد (baʕíd) Armenian: հեռու (heṙu) Chinese: Mandarin: 遠的 cmn(cmn), 远的 cmn(cmn) (yuǎn de), 遠離的 cmn(cmn), 远离的 cmn(cmn) (yuǎnlí de), 更遠的 cmn(cmn), 更远的 cmn(cmn) (gèngyuǎn de) Crimean Tatar: erek Czech: daleký cs(cs) Danish: langt borte, fjern Dutch: ver nl(nl) Esperanto: fora eo(eo) Finnish: kaukainen, kaukana oleva French: lointain fr(fr) German: fern, (weit) entfernt; far away = weit weg Greek: μακριά el(el) (makriá) Hebrew: רחוק (rakhók) Hungarian: messze hu(hu) Ido: distanta Italian: lontano it(it) Japanese: 遠い (とおい, tōi), 遠くに (とおくに, tōkuni) Kazakh: алыс kk(kk) (alıs)

Korean: 먼 (meon) Kurdish: Kurmanji: dûr ku(ku) Sorani: دوور Lithuanian: toli Nahuatl: ueca Norwegian: langt borte no(no), fjern no(no) Persian: دور (dur) Polish: daleki pl(pl) m., daleka pl(pl) m., dalekie pl(pl) n. Portuguese: longe pt(pt), distante pt(pt) Romani: [[dur#Template:Rom|dur]] Romanian: departe ro(ro) Russian: дальний (dál’nij), далёкий (dal'ókij) Scots: faur Seri: aamo (intermediate distance, a bit far) Slovene: daleč sl(sl) Spanish: lejano es(es) Swedish: långt bort, avlägset Telugu: దూరము (dooramu) Turkish: uzak tr(tr) West Frisian: fier fy(fy)

remote in time

Chinese: Mandarin: 久遠 cmn(cmn), 久远 cmn(cmn) (jiǔyuǎn), 久 cmn(cmn) (jiǔ) Finnish: etäinen fi(fi), kaukainen fi(fi)

Norwegian: fjern no(no)

long

Chinese: Mandarin: 大 cmn(cmn) (dà)， 長 cmn(cmn), 长 cmn(cmn) (cháng)

Finnish: pitkä fi(fi)

more remote or longer of two

Chinese: Mandarin: 遠的 cmn(cmn), 远的 cmn(cmn) (yuǎn de), 遠離的 cmn(cmn), 远离的 cmn(cmn) (yuǎnlí de), 更遠的 cmn(cmn), 更远的 cmn(cmn) (gèngyuǎn de)

Finnish: etäinen fi(fi), kaukainen fi(fi)

extreme

Chinese: Mandarin: 極端 cmn(cmn), 极端 cmn(cmn) (jíduān), 極 cmn(cmn), 极 cmn(cmn) (jí)

Finnish: äärimmäinen fi(fi), ääri- fi(fi)

Adverb

Far (comparative farther/further, superlative farthest/furthest)

Positive Far

Comparative farther/further

Superlative farthest/furthest

1. Distant in space, time or degree.
2. To or from a great distance, time, or degree.

   You have all come far' and you will go farther.

3. (with a comparative) Very much.

   He was far richer than we'd thought.

Translations

distant in space, time, or degree

Arabic: please add this translation if you can: Armenian: please add this translation if you can: Chinese: Mandarin: 遠的 cmn(cmn), 远的 cmn(cmn) (yuǎn de), 遠離的 cmn(cmn), 远离的 cmn(cmn) (yuǎnlí de), 更遠的 cmn(cmn), 更远的 cmn(cmn) (gèngyuǎn de), 久遠 cmn(cmn), 久远 cmn(cmn) (jiǔyuǎn), 久 cmn(cmn) (jiǔ), 極端 cmn(cmn), 极端 cmn(cmn) (jíduān), 極 cmn(cmn), 极 cmn(cmn) (jí) Dutch: please add this translation if you can: Finnish: kaukana fi(fi) French: please add this translation if you can: German: fern de(de)

Hindi: please add this translation if you can: Italian: lontano it(it), distante it(it) Japanese: please add this translation if you can: Korean: please add this translation if you can: Norwegian: langt no(no) Portuguese: please add this translation if you can: Russian: далеко ru(ru) (dal'ekó) Spanish: please add this translation if you can: Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can:

to or from a great distance, time, or degree

Chinese: Mandarin: 遠的 cmn(cmn), 远的 cmn(cmn) (yuǎn de), 遠離的 cmn(cmn), 远离的 cmn(cmn) (yuǎnlí de), 更遠的 cmn(cmn), 更远的 cmn(cmn) (gèngyuǎn de) Finnish: kauas fi(fi) (to), kaukaa fi(fi) (from)

Norwegian: langt no(no) Russian: далеко ru(ru) (dal'ekó)

context: with a comparative — see very much

Noun

Singular Far

Plural {{{1}}}

Far ({{{1}}})

1. spelt (type of wheat)

Anagrams

• afr,
• arf, 'arf, ARF
• RAF

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Albanian

Etymology

Latin Pharus.

Noun

far

1. lighthouse

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Catalan

Etymology

Latin Pharus.

Noun

far

1. lighthouse
2. headlight

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse faðir, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr (“‘father’”).

Noun

Far c. (singular definite Faren, plural indefinite fædre)

1. father, dad

Synonyms

• fader

Inflection

    Inflection of Far

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	Far	Faren	fædre	fædrene
genitive	Fars	Farens	fædres	fædrenes

Related terms

• mor, moder
• bror, søster, søskende
• søn, datter

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Esperanto

Etymology

Back-formation from fari. "to do, to make"

Preposition

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1. by

   La libro de Johano far Ŝekspiro (John's book of/by Shakespeare)

Usage notes

Unofficial. The most common innovative preposition, far is used for some of the functions of the preposition de "of, from, by", which some authors feel is overworked. Useful for example to distinguish the owner of a book (de) from the author (far).

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Faroese

Noun

far n.

1. drive, ride, tour
2. vessel
3. trace, sign

Declension

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Hungarian

Etymology

Maybe from the same Uralic root *perä as Finnish perä.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfɒr/

Noun

Far (plural Farok)

1. buttock, posterior
2. stern (ship)
3. tail, rear (vehicle)

Declension

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Icelandic

Noun

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1. a passage, a ride ^syn.

   Má ég fá far?

   Can I get a ride?

2. an imprint, a trace ^syn.
3. character, attribute

Anagrams

• afr,
• raf

Derived terms

• fá far (to get a ride, to get a lift)
• gera sér far um
• hjakka í sama farinu
• í fari hans
• sækja í sama farið

See also

• skutl
• skutla

Synonyms

• (passage ^def.): flutningur
• (imprint ^def.): merki

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Italian

Verb

far

1. Apocopic form of fare.

Anagrams

• afr,
• fra

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Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic فأرٌ (fa’r), “‘mouse’”).

Noun

far

1. mouse

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

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1. father

Synonyms

• pappa
• fader

Related terms

• mor, mamma
• bror, søster, søsken
• sønn, datter

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Occitan

Verb

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1. Template:Alternative form of

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Romanian

Etymology

Latin pharus.

Noun

Far n. (plural faruri)

1. lighthouse
2. (figuratively) beacon
3. car headlight

Declension

    declension of Far

	singular		plural
gender n.	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
Nominative/Accusative	un Far	farul	nişte faruri	farurile
Genitive/Dative	unui Far	farului	unor faruri	farurilor
Vocative	—	—	—	—

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Scottish Gaelic

Conjunction

far

1. where (non-interrogative)

   • Bha e cunnartach far an robh am balach ag iasgach — it was dangerous where the boy was fishing

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Swedish

Etymology

Short for fader.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Inflection for Far	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	far	fadern	fäder	fäderna
Possessive form	fars	faderns	fäders	fädernas

1. father

Verb

Far

1. Present tense of fara.
2. Imperative form of fara.

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Turkish

Etymology 1

Latin Pharus.

Noun

Far (definite accusative Farı, plural Farlar)

1. headlight

Etymology 2

French fard.

Noun

Far (definite accusative Farı, plural Farlar)

1. eye shadow

Declension

    declension of Far

	singular	plural
absolute	Far	Farlar
definite accusative	Farı	Farları
dative	Fara	Farlara
locative	Farda	Farlarda
ablative	Fardan	Farlardan
definite genitive	Farın	Farların

    possessive of Far

	singular	plural
benim (my)	Farım	Farlarım
senin (your)	Farın	Farların
onun (his/her/its)	Farı	Farları
bizim (our)	Farımız	Farlarımız
sizin (your)	Farınız	Farlarınız
onların (their)	Farı / Farları	Farları

Synonyms

• göz farı (2)

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