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    far
    [fär]
    adverb
    farther (comparative adverb)
    1. at, to, or by a great distance (used to indicate the extent to which one thing is distant from another):
      "it was not too far away" · "the mountains far in the distance glowed in the sun"
      Similar:
      a long way
      a great distance
      a good way
      Opposite:
    2. over a large expanse of space or time:
      "he had not traveled far" · "that's the reason why we have come so far and done as well as we have"
      Similar:
      to a certain extent
      to a limited extent
      to some extent
      within reason
    3. by a great deal:
      "he is able to function far better than usual" · "the reality has fallen far short of early expectations"
      Opposite:
    Origin
    Old English feorr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ver, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit para and Greek pera ‘further’.
    fur·ther
    [ˈfərT͟Hər]
    adverb
    farther (comparative adverb)
    1. at, to, or by a greater distance (used to indicate the extent to which one thing or person is or becomes distant from another). Used as comparative of far.
      "for some time I had wanted to move further from London" · "the EU seems to have moved further away from the original aims"
      Similar:
      at a greater distance
      more distant
      Opposite:
      • used to emphasize the difference between a supposed or suggested fact or state of mind and the truth:
        "as for her being a liar, nothing could be further from the truth" · "nothing could be further from his mind than marrying"
        Similar:
        more unlike
        less like
        Opposite:
    2. over a greater expanse of space or time; for a longer way:
      "we had walked further than I realized" · "wages have been driven down even further"
    adjective
    farther (comparative adjective)
    1. more distant in space than something else of the same kind:
      "two men were standing at the further end of the clearing"
      Similar:
      more distant
      more remote
      more advanced
      more extreme
      further away/off
      Opposite:
      • more remote from a central point:
        "the museum is in the further reaches of the town"
        Similar:
        far away/off/removed
        Opposite:
    2. additional to what already exists or has already taken place, been done, or been accounted for:
      "cook for a further ten minutes"
    Origin
    Old English furthor (adverb), furthra (adjective), fyrthrian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to forth.
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