- Sir! Did you have a good holiday? Did you go away?
- Yes, I went to France, to Paris.
- Did you have much trouble with your French when you were there?
- No, I didn"t - but the Parisians did.
(further, furthest or farther, farthest) —adv. - at, to, or by a great distance (far away; far off; far out).
- a long way (off) in space or time (are you travelling far?).
- to a great extent or degree; by much (far better; far too early). —adj. - remote; distant (far country).
- more distant (far end of the hall).
- extreme (far left). as far as 1 right up to (a place).
- to the extent that. By far by a great amount. A far cry a long way. Far from very different from being; almost the opposite of (far from being fat). Go far 1 achieve much.
- contribute greatly. Go too far overstep the limit (of propriety etc.). So far 1 to such an extent; to this point.
- until now. So (or in so) far as (or that) to the extent that. So far so good satisfactory up to now. [old english]
- and away adv. By a very large amount.
- and wide adv. Over a large area.
- east n. (prec. By the) china, japan, and other countries of e. Asia.
