FAR - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Adverb
to a considerable degree; very much
Example: a far far better thing that I do; felt far worse than yesterday; eyes far too close together
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Adverb
at or to or from a great distance in space
Example: he traveled far; strayed far from home; sat far away from each other
Meaning 3
Part of speech: Adverb
at or to a certain point or degree
Example: I can only go so far before I have to give up; how far can we get with this kind of argument?
Meaning 4
Part of speech: Adverb
remote in time
Example: if we could see far into the future; all that happened far in the past
Meaning 5
Part of speech: Adverb
to an advanced stage or point
Example: a young man who will go very far
Synonyms
Former armed forces, Far, Alir, Interahamwe, Army for the liberation of rwanda
Antonyms
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "far" was borrowed from Latin far. It started in Proto-Germanic *ferrai. Then it appeared in Old English feor. Later, people used it in Middle English ferre.
🔗 Related Words
farro – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
A word passing through this many languages survived because it named something universally important.