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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Far \Far\, n. [See {Farrow}.] (Zool.) A young pig, or a litter of pigs. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Far \Far\, a. [{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, adv., G. fern, a., Icel. fjarri, Dan. fjirn, Sw. fjerran, adv., Goth. fa[imac]rra, adv., Gr. ????? beyond, Skr. paras, adv., 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. [1913 Webster] They said, . . . We be come from a far country. --Josh. ix. 6. [1913 Webster] The nations far and near contend in choice. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Remote from purpose; contrary to design or wishes; as, far be it from me to justify cruelty. [1913 Webster] 3. Remote in affection or obedience; at a distance, morally or spiritually; t enmity with; alienated. [1913 Webster] They that are far from thee ahsll perish. --Ps. lxxiii. 27. [1913 Webster] 4. Widely different in nature or quality; opposite in character. [1913 Webster] He was far from ill looking, though he thought himself still farther. --F. Anstey. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Note: The distinction between the adjectival and adverbial use of far is sometimes not easily discriminated. [1913 Webster] {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. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Far \Far\, adv. 1. To a great extent or distance of space; widely; as, we are separated far from each other. [1913 Webster] 2. To a great distance in time from any point; remotely; as, he pushed his researches far into antiquity. [1913 Webster] 3. In great part; as, the day is far spent. [1913 Webster] 4. In a great proportion; by many degrees; very much; deeply; greatly. [1913 Webster] Who can find a virtuous woman ? for her price is far above rubies. --Prov. xxxi. 10. [1913 Webster] {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. [1913 Webster] Note: Far often occurs in self-explaining compounds, such as far-extended, far-reaching, far-spread. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: far adv 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" adj 1: located 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: {close}, {near}, {nigh}] 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" n 1: a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again; "in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists" [syn: {Army for the Liberation of Rwanda}, {ALIR}, {Former Armed Forces}, {FAR}, {Interahamwe}] From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2013) [vera]: FAR False Acception Rate From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2013) [vera]: FAR Fixed Alternative Routing (SNI) From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2013) [vera]: FAR Flow Admission Request [message] (LFAP) From Italian-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 [fd-ita-eng]: far boil From Italian-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 [fd-ita-eng]: far 1. confront; face 2. confront; stand up to; withstand From Italian-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 [fd-ita-eng]: far ache; be painful; hurt From Italian-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 [fd-ita-eng]: far shave From Italian-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 [fd-ita-eng]: far brew From Swedish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 [fd-swe-eng]: far father From Danish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 [fd-dan-eng]: far father