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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Far \Far\, noun [See {Farrow}.] (Zo["o]l.) A young pig, or a litter of pigs.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Far \Far\, adjective [{Farther}and {Farthest}are used as the compar. and superl. of far, although they are corruptions arising from confusion with further and furthest. See {Further}.] [OE. fer, feor, AS. feor; akin to OS. fer, D. ver, OHG. ferro, adverb, G. fern, adjective, Icel. fjarri, Dan. fjirn, Sw. fjerran, adverb, Goth. fa[=i]rra, adverb, Gr. ????? beyond, Skr. paras, adverb, far, and prob. to L. per through, and E. prefix for-, as in forgive, and also to fare. Cf. {Farther}, {Farthest}.]
1. Distant in any direction; not near; remote; mutually separated by a wide space or extent.
They said, . . . We be come from a far country. --Josh. ix. 6.
The nations far and near contend in choice. --Dryden.
2. Remote from purpose; contrary to design or wishes; as, far be it from me to justify cruelty.
3. Remote in affection or obedience; at a distance, morally or spiritually; t enmity with; alienated.
They that are far from thee ahsll perish. --Ps. lxxiii. 27.
4. Widely different in nature or quality; opposite in character.
He was far from ill looking, though he thought himself still farther. --F. Anstey.
5. The more distant of two; as, the far side (called also off side) of a horse, that is, the right side, or the one opposite to the rider when he mounts.
Note: The distinction between the adjectival and adverbial use of far is sometimes not easily discriminated.
{By far}, by much; by a great difference.
{Far between}, with a long distance (of space or time) between; at long intervals. ''The examinations are few and far between.'' --Farrar.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Far \Far\, adverb
1. To a great extent or distance of space; widely; as, we are separated far from each other.
2. To a great distance in time from any point; remotely; as, he pushed his researches far into antiquity.
3. In great part; as, the day is far spent.
4. In a great proportion; by many degrees; very much; deeply; greatly.
Who can find a virtuous woman ? for her price is far above rubies. --Prov. xxxi. 10.
{As far as}, to the extent, or degree, that. See {As far as}, under {As}.
{Far off}. (a) At a great distance, absolutely or relatively. (b) Distant in sympathy or affection; alienated. ''But now, in Christ Jesus, ye who some time were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.'' --Eph. ii. 13.
{Far other}, different by a great degree; not the same; quite unlike. --Pope.
{Far and near}, at a distance and close by; throughout a whole region.
{Far and wide}, distantly and broadly; comprehensively. ''Far and wide his eye commands.'' --Milton.
{From far}, from a great distance; from a remote place.
Note: Far often occurs in self-explaining compounds, such as far-extended, far-reaching, far-spread.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
far
adjective
1: at a great distance in time or space or degree; "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future" [ant: {near}]
2: being of a considerable distance or length; "a far trek"
3: being the animal or vehicle on the right or being on the right side of an animal or vehicle; "the horse on the right is the far horse"; "the right side is the far side of the horse"
4: beyond a norm in opinion or actions; "the far right"
noun: a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to reinstitute Hutu control; "in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists" [syn: {Army for the Liberation of Rwanda}, {ALIR}, {Former Armed Forces}, {Interahamwe}]
adverb
1: to a considerable degree; very much; "a far far better thing that I do"; "felt far worse than yesterday"; "eyes far too close together"
2: at or to or from a great distance in space; "he traveled far"; "strayed far from home"; "sat far away from each other"
3: at or to a certain point or degree; "I can only go so far before I have to give up"; "how far can we get with this kind of argument?"
4: remote in time; "if we could see far into the future"; "all that happened far in the past"
5: to an advanced stage or point; "a young man who will go very far" [also: {further}, {farther}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
31 Moby Thesaurus words for "far": abase, afar, afar off, apart, asunder, at a distance, away, by far, considerably, distal, distant, exotic, far and away, far and wide, far away, far off, far-flung, far-off, faraway, long-distance, long-range, out and away, out of sight, outlying, quite, rather, remote, removed, separated, significantly, somewhat
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
FAR Fixed Alternative Routing (SNI)
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
FAR False Acception Rate
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
FAR Flow Admission Request [message] (LFAP)
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