Meaning of far In English

• 0 at, to, or from a great distance in space or time:

  • How far is it from Australia to New Zealand?

  • Is the station far away?

  • She doesn't live far from here.

  • He felt lonely and far from home.

  • One day, perhaps far in/into the future, you'll regret what you've done.

  • He isn't coming today, as far as I know.

  • She can come whenever she likes, as far as I'm concerned.

  • There's been no change, as far as I can tell.

  • Far be it from me to tell you how to run your life.

  • The situation is far from clear.

  • She insisted that, far from being easy, it would be a difficult period for all concerned.

  • He's not handsome - far from it.

  • People came from far and wide to see the house.

  • It's good, but I wouldn't go so far as to say that it's great.

  • So far we've made £32,000.

  • I've found a tin of beans. So far so good, but where is the tin opener?

• 1 very much:

  • This car is far better than our old one.

  • It cost far more (money) than I could afford.

  • He loses his temper far too often.

  • I'd far rather/sooner go to the theatre than watch a DVD.

  • They are by far the best students in the class.

• 2 used to refer to something that is not near, or the part of something that is most distant from the centre or from you:

  • The station isn't far - we could easily walk there.

  • [ before noun ] The children ran to the far side/corner of the room.

  • supporters of the far left

• 3 at, to, or from a great distance in space or time:

  • One day, perhaps far in the future, you’ll regret what you’ve done.

  • How far is it from Los Angeles to San Francisco?

  • She doesn’t live far from here.

• 4 much:

  • Her new school is far better than the old one.

• 5 distant, or most distant from the center or from you:

  • the far side of the park

  • Even the closest stores are pretty far.

• 6 abbreviation for the Federal Acquisition Regulation: the rules that the US government must follow when it buys goods and services