English English Dictionary

far in English:

1. aa

Aa, Aaaaa~~ It's about to leak.

2. far

It's not so far.

Only those who risk going too far will know how far one can go.

Several yachts were sailing side by side far out at sea.

I cannot see the hummingbird, because it is too far away.

We found a beautiful, blue lagoon on the far side of the island.

His ideas were too far advanced to be accepted by ordinary people.

I am trying to sell my farm, but I haven't had any offers so far.

Quasars are brilliantly shining heavenly bodies that are extremely far away.

Guys that handsome are few and far between.

I've come this far, so I'll keep going.

If you compare our product with others, you'll see ours is far better in quality.

It's too far to walk to the station, so let's take a bus.

Your gift will go far towards helping to build the children's hospital.

The invention of the telephone made it possible to communicate with people far away.

Our task has been easy so far, but it will be difficult from now on.

English word "far"(far) occurs in sets:

Minimal Pairs - Vowels

3. near

Sit near here.

Forks were used for many years in Europe and the Near East, but only for cooking.

If there is nothing near them that needs doing, they are sure to go and find something.

If you go near a camel, you risk being bitten.

Tom managed a small bar near Boston for quite a few years.

When I got out of prison, I couldn't find a job anywhere near my home since no one would hire an ex-con.

Cesar Chavez was born on a small farm near Yuma, Arizona in 1927.

Roger Miller entered the United States Army at the age of seventeen. He was sent to an army base near Atlanta, Georgia.

Wherever you go, you see a lot of bicycles left on sidewalks near stations.

I warned you not to get near him, didn't I?

I end up unconsciously trying to get fit as summer draws near.

Since I live near Canada, I'd prefer to learn the kind of French spoken in Canada.

Fear of pollution discouraged people from building homes near power plants.

I am terribly busy because the report deadline is near.

Would you please reserve a room near the Toronto international Airport?

English word "far"(near) occurs in sets:

Opposite words - Examples of Antonyms

4. distance

It's within walking distance.

They dance in circles to communicate a short distance, and shake their bodies and dart back and forth to indicate a longer distance.

The mountains, too, at a distance appear airy masses and smooth, but seen near at hand, they are rough.

Those fated to meet will do so regardless of distance. Those not fated will not, even if they are across from one another.

The league originally referred to the distance a person or a horse could walk in an hour.

If the distance you move the pen is too small, the speed too slow, it can't recognize the gestures well and you can't operate it in the way you thought.

For some, a professional distance between their 'work' selves and their 'social' selves is necessary.

distance (n)

The first water-car prototype could only cover a distance of 2km before running out of fuel.

Students in the high school that has a distance of more than 6 km (one way) between home and school, are entitled to daily ride or travel allowances.

When meeting a person for the first time, be sure to pay attention to the distance placed between yourself and your partner.

All at once I saw a human form in the distance, and, to my surprise, soon recognized that the traveler was a woman.

Gestural language had, however, serious limitations, since it could not be used in the dark or at distance.

Distance per degree of longitude at equator.

5. by a great distance

English word "far"(by a great distance) occurs in sets:

Most common adjectives 54 - 108

6. by

I came by car.

Jealousy in a relationship is often brought about by a lack of trust.

By the 1750s, all the tribes of the Great Plains had horses.

By 1897, thousands of people were out of work.

If you go by Shinkansen, you'll be there in no time.

Earlier, as I was walking down the sidewalk, a car drove by and splashed water on me. Look at this! My skirt and shoes are all muddy.

If by any chance he comes here, I'll let you know at once.

By the time he retires, my father will have worked for almost thirty years.

Blind people read by touching, using a system of raised dots called Braille.

Are scientists close to cloning a human being? "Not by a long shot."

Someone told me that Albert Einstein said, "Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen."

By evening, a few clouds had formed.

His autobiography was released today and was sold out by noon.

These straw mats, called "tatami" in Japanese, are no longer made by hand.

Spacious apartments in Tokyo are hard to come by.

7. fat better to do

English word "far"(fat better to do) occurs in sets:

Unit 4.3 expressing preferences

8. over a large expanse of space or time

English word "far"(over a large expanse of space or time) occurs in sets:

Most common adverbs

9. further

further information

The life lesson: giving people the benefit of the doubt can further your career and personal relationships!

OK, now turn to your right, a little further, a little further... good. Now lie still on your back.

This block of apartments is a building that takes both the environment and health into consideration. From now on we want to further expand this system and knowhow.

Further investigation will offer many opportunities to obtain more valuable knowledge of the ocean.

The further I went the more irresistible became the feeling that I was going round and round in circles.

We are concerned about the further actualization of current problems among youth, such as truancy, dislike of school and lack of appropriate character development.

In order to prevent a further drop of the Japanese currency, the Bank of Japan intervened in the market to support it at around 150 yen to the dollar.

You can get further details of our products from our internet site, http://www.jpgarden.com.

With most of the arts, if you don't get the basics down properly then it is difficult to acquire further skills.

After graduating from college my brother went to the United States for the purpose of doing further research.

I will not help you, further, I will tell the teacher that you are cheating. Jim lives further away from my flat. Any further ideas will not be taken into consideration.

Many disabled people of all stripes are further disadvantaged by a culture that fails to understand, let alone meet, their needs.

In particular, it is customary for actual examples of use of the harmonic mean to generally cover "average speed," and explain no further than that.

10. profound

Each episode of that TV drama ends with somebody delivering a profound line.

Freud's insights into human behavior led to him being honored as a profound thinker.

The exhibition offers profound insights into ancient civilization.

profound mind

A nudnik who believes he's profound is even worse than just a plain nudnik.

the implications of this discovery are profound’

His teachings are incorporated in a profound book Daode Jing which Taoists regard as the final authority and doctrines of the religion.

The audience was impressed by his profound lecture.

The only thing you can rely on - is change! Very profound!

There is in all barbarian communities a profound sense of the disparity between man's and woman's work.

His mother's death when he was aged six had a very profound effect on him.

The fact is that the absence of a parent has a very profound effect. (w tym znaczeniu duży wpływ)

Medical application of AI is profound. You earned my profound respect.

His knowledge of history is profound

Hegel's philosophy is so odd that no one would have expected him to be able to get sane men to accept it, but he did. He set it out with so much obscurity that people thought it must be profound.

11. remote

Drones can be controlled remotely.

The power plant supplies the remote district with electricity.

Remote forest clearings turn out to be great places for raves.

remote controll

Moreover, the creation of another post at European level risks being too remote from citizens.

“Companies’ ability to find new energy reserves, especially in remote locations, is altering the global market.”

Hold it, are you kidding me? Why'd we wanna go to such a remote location?

A device implanted in the spinal cord, dubbed the Orgasmotron, allows female patients to experience orgasm with the flick of a remote control.

She could access the camera in her laptop using remote technology.

The family has the kind of natural organisation to deal with the tensions likely to characterise space trips of 200 years or longer to settle remote planets.

Our teacher used to live in a remote part of Wales. It was an hour from the nearest town!

we’re talking about how the poorer and more remote parts of the world can get access to learning

/rɪˈməʊt/ remote galaxies It happened in the remote past, so no one worries about it any more. They take little interest in a conflict far from their homes and remote from their everyday problems.

How remote are we talking?

Travelling to remote planets will soon become much easier for humanity.