Definition of FAR

far

Meanings

Plural: fars

Noun

  • a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again
  • Emmer (a type of wheat), especially in the context of Roman use of it.
  • A litter of piglets; a farrow.

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"

Adjective Satellite

  • being of a considerable distance or length
    • "a far trek"
  • 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"
  • beyond a norm in opinion or actions
    • "the far right"

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"
  • at or to or from a great distance in space
    • "he traveled far"
    • "strayed far from home"
    • "sat far away from each other"
  • 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?"
  • remote in time
    • "if we could see far into the future"
    • "all that happened far in the past"
  • to an advanced stage or point
    • "a young man who will go very far"

Adj

  • Distant; remote in space.
  • Remote in time.
  • Long.
  • More remote of two.
  • Extreme, as measured from some central or neutral position.
  • Extreme, as a difference in nature or quality.
  • Outside the currently selected segment in a segmented memory architecture.

Adv

  • To, from or over a great distance in space, time or other extent.
  • Very much; by a great amount.

Verb

  • To send far away.

Origin / Etymology

Inherited from Middle English ferre, fer, Old English feor, feorr, from Proto-Germanic *ferrai

Synonyms

ALIR, Army for the Liberation of Rwanda, distant, Former Armed Forces, Interahamwe

Antonyms

close, near

Scrabble Score: 6

far is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
far is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
far is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

far is a valid Words With Friends word