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far

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfɑː^r/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/fɑr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fär)

Inflections of 'far' (adj):

farther: adj comparative

further: adj comparative

farthest: adj superlative

furthest: adj superlative

Collocations for "far"

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "far" in context.

far

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.

adv

[they, the thieves, the car] won't get (very) far
will go far in [life, show business, your career]
finish far behind the [others, rest]
we [looked, searched, hunted] far and wide
far (away) from [home, London, here, the office]
too far (away) to [see, appreciate, visit]
was [standing, sitting] far away from
was [standing] as far away as possible from
[live, are, going] far away
is far and away the [best, most]
far from [correct, done, acceptable, over]
far from the [asking, desired, predicted] price
far back [when, in time]
as far as the eye can see
(not) as far as I [know, am aware, can see]
are few and far between
far out [east, west, north, south]
far too much [salt, sugar, food]
far in [excess, advance]
far [easier, superior, quicker, smaller, worse] than
dated, slang: far out!

adj

on the far side of [town, the park]
is a far distance to
a far stretch to [say, go, do]
a far leap from [reality, sanity, ethical]
a far cry from [the way, how, what] it [was, used to be]
far [right, left] politics

additional examples

on the far side of [town, the park]
is a far distance to
a far stretch to [say, go, do]
a far leap from [reality, sanity, ethical]
a far cry from [the way, how, what] it [was, used to be]
far [right, left] politics
far-reaching [powers, decisions, appeal, control]
[they, the thieves, the car] won't get (very) far
will go far in [life, show business, your career]
finish far behind the [others, rest]
we [looked, searched, hunted] far and wide
far (away) from [home, London, here, the office]
too far (away) to [see, appreciate, visit]
was [standing, sitting] far away from
was [standing] as far away as possible from
[live, are, going] far away
a far-away [destination, land, country]
is far and away the [best, most]
far from [correct, done, acceptable, over]
far from the [asking, desired, predicted] price
far back [when, in time]
as far as the eye can see
(not) as far as I [know, am aware, can see]
[very, quite, too, not so] far
are few and far between
far out [east, west, north, south]
far too much [salt, sugar, food]
far in [excess, advance]
far [easier, superior, quicker, smaller, worse] than
dated, slang: far out!

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'far' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

drag - extend - position - progress - site - spread - trust - answer - apple - bridge - corner - cry - day - distance - east - end - left - span - sign - right - potential - outline - ago - apart - as - aware - away - between - beyond - cold - complex - critical - dull - easy - enough - few - wide - too - thus - that - often - not - important - column - combine - compromise - descent - domain - estimate - lobby

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