[Sửa]Afar, far-away or -off, a good or great or long way ordistance off or away: We caught sight of a sail far to thesouth.
[Sửa](very) much, considerably, decidedly, incomparably:She is a far better swimmer than George.
[Sửa]By far. (very) much,considerably, decidedly, incomparably, (im)measurably, by a longshot, far and away, clearly, plainly, obviously, doubtless(ly),indubitably, undoubtedly, definitely, beyond (the shadow of a)doubt, without a doubt, Colloq Brit by a long chalk: She's abetter swimmer than George by far. He is by far the wealthiestperson I know. 4 far and wide. everywhere, near and far or farand near, extensively, widely, high and low; here, there, andeverywhere: We searched far and wide to find these specimens.5 far gone. a beyond or past help, advanced, deteriorated, wornout, dilapidated, near the end: That shirt is too far gone tosend to the laundry. My house is so far gone it's beyond repair.b drunk, besotted, Slang loaded, pissed, paralytic, paralysed:He's too far gone to walk.
[Sửa]Go far. a progress, advance,succeed, go places, get ahead, rise (in the world), make a namefor oneself, become successful, set the world on fire, Brit setthe Thames on fire, US cut a swath: He is a very brightyoungster and I'm sure he will go far in whatever profession hechooses. b help, aid, contribute, play a part: The new law willgo far towards inhibiting child abuse.
[Sửa]Go too far. gooverboard or over the top, not know when to stop, go toextremes; exceed, overdo, overstep, transcend, go beyond:Ambition is one thing, but he went too far when he tried to gethis boss's job. 8 so far. a thus far, (up) to or till or untilnow or the present or this point, to date, to this point intime: So far, we have been able to keep up with the mortgagepayments. b to a certain extent or limit or point: She saidshe would go just so far and no further.
[Sửa](more) remote or distant, far-away, far-off; extreme,further, farther, farthest: She claimed the ability to see intothe far future. He kicked the ball to the far end of the field.
[Sửa]Tothe extent that (travel as far as you like). by far by a greatamount. far and away by a very large amount. far and neareverywhere. far and wide over a large area. far-away 1 remote;long-past.
[Sửa](of a voice) sounding as iffrom a distance. far be it from me (foll. by to + infin.) I amreluctant to (esp. express criticism etc.). far cry a long way.the Far East China, Japan, and other countries of E. Asia. FarEastern of or in the Far East. far-fetched (of an explanationetc.) strained, unconvincing. far-flung extending far; widelydistributed. far from very different from being; tending to theopposite of (the problem is far from being solved). far gone 1advanced in time.
[Sửa]Colloq. in an advanced state of illness,drunkenness, etc. far-off remote. far-out 1 distant.
[Sửa]Be adequate. go too far gobeyond the limits of what is reasonable, polite, etc. how farto what extent. so far 1 to such an extent or distance; to thispoint.
[Sửa]Until now. so (or in so) far as (or that) to theextent that. so far so good progress has been satisfactory upto now.
