1) far. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000. ...Inflected forms: farˇther (farthr) or furˇther (furthr), farˇthest (farthist) or furˇthest (furthist)1. To, from, or at considerable distance: a cat that had strayed... 2) as far as. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000. ...To the degree or extent that: They returned at nine, as far as we know. As far as the Usage Panel is concerned, as far as had better be followed by both a subject... 3) far. Roget s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. ...Far from others in space, time, or relationship: distant, faraway, far-flung, far-off, remote, removed. at a distance. See NEAR, TIME. To a considerable extent: considerably,... 4) far-off. Roget s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. ...Far from others in space, time, or relationship: distant, far, faraway, far-flung, remote, removed. at a distance. See NEAR, TIME.... 5) far-flung. Roget s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. ...1. Far from others in space, time, or relationship: distant, far, faraway, far-off, remote, removed. at a distance. See NEAR, TIME. 2. Spread out over a large area:... 6) Russian Far East. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Russian Far East, formerly Soviet Far East, region (1989 est. pop. 7,941,000), c.2,400,000 sq mi (6,216,000 sq km), encompassing the entire northeast coast of Asia... 7) Far Cry from. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898 ...It is a far cry from to ; as, it is a far cry from Moses to Moses Montefiore, and from David to Disraeli, but they all were Jews, and had certain features in common.... 8) as far as, so far as. The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993 ...Using as far as and so far as in prepositional phrases wherein far is a literal distance (We re going only as [so] far as Chicago) is Standard (but so may be regional).... 9) far-reaching. Roget s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. ...all-round, broad, broad-spectrum, comprehensive, expansive, extended, extensive, far-ranging, general, global, inclusive, large, overall, sweeping, wide-ranging,... 10) far-ranging. Roget s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. ...all-round, broad, broad-spectrum, comprehensive, expansive, extended, extensive, far-reaching, general, global, inclusive, large, overall, sweeping, wide-ranging,... |