far

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   at or to or from a great distance in space

   They traveled far.

2. 2
   adv

   remote in time

   if we could see far into the future

3. 3
   adv

   at or to a certain point or degree

   I can only go so far before I have to give up

4. 4
   adv

   to an advanced stage or point

   A youth who will go very far.

5. 5
   adj

   located at a great distance in time or space or degree

   we come from a far country

6. 6
   adj

   being of a considerable distance or length

   a far trek

7. 7
   adj

   beyond a norm in opinion or actions

   the far right

8. 8
   adj

   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

Etymology

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