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far meaning

EN[fɑː(ɹ)] [fɑɹ] [fɑ˞] [-ɑː(ɹ)]
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  • Far or FAR may refer to:
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    Definition of far in English Dictionary

  • NounPLfarsPREfar-
    1. Spelt (type of wheat).
      1. A young pig, or a litter of pigs.
      2. AdjectiveCOMfartherCOMfurtherSUPfarthestSUPfurthest
        1. Remote in space.
          1. He went to a far country. ‎
        2. Remote in time.
          1. Long.
            1. It was a far adventure, full of danger. ‎
          2. More remote or longer of two.
            1. At the far end of the houses the head gardener stood waiting for his mistress, and he gave her strips of bass to tie up her nosegay. This she did slowly and laboriously, with knuckly old fingers that shook.
          3. Extreme.
            1. We are on the far right on this issue. ‎
          4. Widely different in nature or quality; opposite in character.
            1. (computing, not comparable) Outside the currently selected segment in a segmented memory architecture.
              1. far heap;  far memory; far pointer ‎
          5. AdverbCOMfartherCOMfurtherSUPfarthestSUPfurthest
            1. Distant in space, time or degree.
              1. My house is quite far from the beach.  The plan is good, but it is far from being flawless. ‎
            2. To or from a great distance, time, or degree.
              1. You have all come far and you will go farther. ‎
            3. (with a comparative) Very much.
              1. He was far richer than we'd thought. ‎
          6. More Examples
            1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
              • Or how beings such as ourselves—such as you now are— with lifespans measured in centuries and strength and endurance far beyond that of Terra- born humans, could decivilize so utterly?
              • 'Is it far to walk,' asked Ruth, 'or should I take a bus?' 'Bus!' The barrow-boy roared with laughter.
              • 934) The men of science will climb grassy hillsides of [Easter] island to peer at hundreds of great stone faces that have so far out-sphinxed the sphinx in determined silence about the past.
            2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
              • Far from endeavouring to deſtroy the paſſions, the inviſible movers of our being, we regard them as precious gifts that we ſhould carefully œconomiſe.
              • Further complicating matters is an attractive, semieducated globetrotter from Westchester named Peggy Whitton, who has an affair with Mehta.
              • Further studies are necessary to investigate what factors determine the immune response against recombinant viral proteins, in particular MCP, in the different megalocytiviruses.
            3. Used in the Ending of Sentence
              • Does that compute, or do I need to explain further?
              • Eventually, they decided it would be best to let sleeping dogs lie and not discuss the matter any further.
              • If you do anything about the mana screw problem, you increase the probability of a mana flood even further.
          • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
            1. Adjectives
              • Adjectives by inflection type
                • Irregular adjectives
                  • Suppletive adjectives
              • Adverbs
                • Degree adverbs
                • Nouns
                  • Countable nouns
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                Source: Wiktionary

                Meaning of far for the defined word.

                Grammatically, this word "far" is an adjective, more specifically, an adjectives by inflection type. It's also an adverb, more specifically, a degree adverb. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.
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