Antonyms for far away


Grammar : Adv
Spell : fahr
Phonetic Transcription : fɑr


Definition of far away

Origin :
  • Old English feorr "far, remote, distant, to a great distance, long ago," from Proto-Germanic *ferro (cf. Old Saxon ferr, Old Frisian fer, Old Norse fjarre, Dutch ver, Old High German ferro, German fern, Gothic fairra), from PIE *per- "through, across, beyond" (cf. Sanskrit parah "farther, remote, ulterior," Hittite para "outside of," Greek pera "across, beyond," Latin per "through," Old Irish ire "farther"). Far East "China, Japan, and surrounding regions" is from 1838.
  • As in away : adv in another direction; at a distance
  • As in far and away : adv by a long way
  • As in afar : adv a great distance away
  • As in definitely : adv certainly
  • As in easily : adv without a doubt
Example sentences :
  • The pillory stood not far away, and the May-pole is also mentioned.
  • Extract from : « Yorkshire Painted And Described » by Gordon Home
  • Far away through the forest might be heard its musical clangor and swell.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Far away was the night nurse's desk, with its lamp, its annunciator, its pile of records.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • As far away from post offices and telegraph offices as possible.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • For five years Angelique lived and grew there, as if in a cloister, far away from the world.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • It seemed so soft, so caressing, so far away, and yet so near.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
  • The Host had taken us to a far away part of his possessions.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
  • Oh, but I do not want to be so far away and look on; I want to be in it.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
  • He was so far away now that no warlike sound could reach him.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • The wary and skillful Johnston had another army, and he could not be far away.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler

Synonyms for far away

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