far A2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /fɑɹ/ UK /fɑː/ See IPA manual Freq #391 Meanings 1 adv At, to, or from a great distance. They traveled far to reach the village. 2 adj A long distance away in space or time. They come from a far country. 3 adv To a great degree; by a lot. This book is far better than the last one. 4 adv To a certain point or stage. I can only go so far before I have to give up. Thesaurus Synonyms distant ↔ Opposites closenear Word family Forms fars Derived forms afarfar-famedfar-feelingfar-fetchedfar-fieldfar-flungfar-leftfar-lefterfar-leftistfar-offfar-outfar-reaching Common collocations far end Adjective + noun Etymology AI details Inherited from Middle English ferre, fer, Old English feor, feorr, from Proto-Germanic *ferrai ferre Middle English feor Old English *ferrai Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # far **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** adv, adj **IPA (US):** /fɑɹ/ **IPA (UK):** /fɑː/ **Frequency rank:** 391 ## Meanings 1. At, to, or from a great distance. 2. A long distance away in space or time. 3. To a great degree; by a lot. 4. To a certain point or stage. ## Examples - They traveled far to reach the village. - They come from a far country. - This book is far better than the last one. - I can only go so far before I have to give up. ## Synonyms - distant ## Antonyms - close - near ## Derived Forms - afar - far-famed - far-feeling - far-fetched - far-field - far-flung - far-left - far-lefter - far-leftist - far-off - far-out - far-reaching ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ferre - Root: feor - Root: *ferrai ## Etymology Inherited from Middle English ferre, fer, Old English feor, feorr, from Proto-Germanic *ferrai ## AI Etymology Far is inherited from Middle English ferre, fer, Old English feor, feorr, from Proto-Germanic *ferrai. In current use, the main senses are “At, to, or from a great distance” and “A long distance away in space or time”. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown