far

English

/fɑː/, /fɑɹ/

adj
Definitions
  • Distant; remote in space.
  • Remote in time.
  • Long.
  • More remote of two.
  • Extreme, as measured from some central or neutral position.
  • Extreme, as a difference in nature or quality.
  • (computing) Outside the currently selected segment in a segmented memory architecture.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English ferre inherited from Old English feor (far) inherited from Proto-Germanic *ferrai (distant, far) derived from Proto-Indo-European *per- (risk, bring forth, fare, through, try, go, traverse, across, carry forth, bring forward, produce, procure, forth, before, attempt, over, go over, pass through, go through, beyond, research, bear, forward, penetrate, put across, sell, lead across, front, formerly, dare, throughout, ferry, cross, transfer, pierce, strike, a going, peril, first, beat, out, passage, of, bring carry over, pass, next, in front).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*per-

Gloss

risk, bring forth, fare, through, try, go, traverse, across, carry forth, bring forward, produce, procure, forth, before, attempt, over, go over, pass through, go through, beyond, research, bear, forward, penetrate, put across, sell, lead across, front, formerly, dare, throughout, ferry, cross, transfer, pierce, strike, a going, peril, first, beat, out, passage, of, bring carry over, pass, next, in front

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