farthen

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verb

To make or become farther; increase in distance.

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Meanings

farthen1

verbfarthen (third-person singular simple present farthens, present participle farthening, simple past and past participle farthened)

present singular third person farthens · participle present farthening · participle past farthened · past farthened

  1. ambitransitiverareTo make or become farther; increase in distance.

    Covering this zone there is a porous transition zone with a thickness from 10 to 20 micrometers, which becomes more compacted as it farthens from the fibre.

    1992, J.C. Maso, Interfaces in Cementitious Composites
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    […] With no fellow traveller except the ever farthening destination Having renounced all worldly desires, the heart Found itself caught in the charmed circle of that beauty.

    2010, Syed Naqi Husain Jafri, Essays on Literature, History & Society, page 105

farthen2

nounfarthen (plural farthens)

plural farthens

  1. alternativedialectalAlternative form of farthing

Origin

farthen · verb

From farth(er) + -en.

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farthen · noun

See farthing.

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Translations

Spanish alejar
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APA

farthen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farthen

MLA

“farthen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farthen. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “farthen,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farthen.

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