far

Definisjoner

1. Adjektiv

   Distant in space.

   Eksempler

   • He went to a far land.
   • They came from a far country.
   ≈distant
2. Adjektiv

   Distant in time.

   Eksempler

   • No one knows the far future.
   • Historians study events from the far past.
3. Adjektiv

   Long in distance.

   Eksempler

   • It is a far walk from here to the village.
   • I have come a far piece already.
4. Adjektiv

   The farther one of two.

   Eksempler

   • The gardener stood at the far end of the houses.
   • The ogre lives on the far mountain.
5. Adjektiv

   At the extreme end, as in politics.

   Eksempler

   • They are on the far right on this issue.
   • He was withdrawn to a far degree.
6. Adjektiv

   Very big, as a difference.

   Eksempler

   • There is a far difference between asking and urging.
   • Reason makes a far difference between man and stone.
7. adverb

   To or from a long distance.

   Eksempler

   • You have all come far and you will go further.
   • He traveled far into the future.
   ≈long
8. adverb

   By a large amount.

   Eksempler

   • He was far richer than we thought.
   • The cost far exceeds what I expected.
9. Verb

   To send something far away, in rare use.

   Eksempler

   • I wish he had been sent far before he came here.
   • She wished the whole matter could be sent far away.
10. Adjektiv

    In computing, outside the current memory segment.

    Eksempler

    • The program used far memory.
    • The program crashed after using a bad far pointer.