far away

adverb

To or at a great distance.

“She lived far away, in a distant land.”

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far offdistantlyafar
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Meanings

adjectivefar away (not generally comparable, comparative more far away, superlative most far away)

comparative more far away · superlative most far away

  1. alternativenot comparableusuallyAlternative form of faraway.
adverbfar away (comparative further away or farther away, superlative furthest away or farthest away)

comparative further away · comparative farther away · superlative furthest away · superlative farthest away

  1. To or at a great distance.

    She lived far away, in a distant land.

    1 more example

    Most positions of leadership were in the hands of Hakkas and students from Shant’ou, since they were farthest away from home and consequently most willing to devote time to school activities.

    1971, Gordon A. Bennett, Ronald N. Montaperto, “Prologue: Life Before the Cultural Revolution”, in Red Guard: The Political Biography of Dai Hsiao-ai, Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, published 1980, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 5

    Synonyms: far off, distantly, afar

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbTo or at a great distance.

Similar
far offdistantlyafar
Also see
far off

Translations

Ancient Greek πόρρω, τῆλε
  • πόρρω (pórrhō)to or at a great distance
  • τῆλε (têle)to or at a great distance
Bulgarian далече
  • далече (daleče)to or at a great distance
Dutch ver weg
  • ver wegto or at a great distance
Esperanto malproksime
  • malproksimeto or at a great distance
Finnish kaukana, kauas
  • kaukanato or at a great distance
  • kauasto or at a great distance
French au loin
  • au lointo or at a great distance
German weit weg
  • weit wegto or at a great distance
Italian in lontananza
  • in lontananzato or at a great distance
Latin procul
  • proculto or at a great distance
Norwegian Bokmål langt borte, langt vekk
  • langt borteto or at a great distance
  • langt vekkto or at a great distance
Polish hen
  • hento or at a great distance
Portuguese ao longe
  • ao longeto or at a great distance
Scottish Gaelic fad air falbh, fad às
  • fad air falbhto or at a great distance
  • fad àsto or at a great distance
Spanish a lo lejos
  • a lo lejosto or at a great distance
Swedish långt borta
  • långt bortato or at a great distance
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Chicago

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