Far vs. Near

By Jaxson

  • Far (adjective)

    Distant; remote in space.

    “He went to a far land.”

  • Far (adjective)

    Remote in time.

  • Far (adjective)

    Long. en

  • Far (adjective)

    More remote or longer of two.

    “He moved to the far end of the state. She remained at this end.”

  • Far (adjective)

    Extreme, as measured from some central position.

    “We are on the far right on this issue.”

  • Far (adjective)

    Widely different in nature or quality; opposite in character.

  • Far (adjective)

    Outside the currently selected segment in a segmented memory architecture.

    “far heap; far memory; far pointer”

  • Far (adverb)

    Distant in space, time or degree.

    “My house is quite far from the beach.”

    “The plan is good, but it is far from being flawless.”

  • Far (adverb)

    To or from a great distance, time, or degree.

    “You have all come far and you will go farther.”

  • Far (adverb)

    Very much.

    “He was far richer than we’d thought.”

  • Far (noun)

    Spelt (a type of wheat, Triticum spelta), especially in the context of Roman use of it.

  • Near (adjective)

    Physically close.

  • Near (adjective)

    Closely connected or related.

  • Near (adjective)

    Close to one’s interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear.

    “a near friend”

  • Near (adjective)

    Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling.

    “a version near to the original”

  • Near (adjective)

    So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow.

    “a near escape”

  • Near (adjective)

    Approaching.

    “The end is near.”

  • Near (adjective)

    Approximate, almost.

    “The two words are near synonyms.”

  • Near (adjective)

    On the side nearest to the kerb (the left-hand side if one drives on the left).

    “The near front wheel came loose.”

    “off”

  • Near (adjective)

    Next to the driver, when he is on foot; on the left of an animal or a team.

    “the near ox; the near leg”

  • Near (adjective)

    Immediate; direct; close; short.

  • Near (adjective)

    Stingy; parsimonious.

  • Near (adverb)

    Having a small intervening distance with regard to something.

    “I’m near-sighted.”

  • Near (adverb)

    nearly

  • Near (preposition)

    Close to, in close proximity to.

    “There are habitable planets orbiting many of the stars near our Sun.”

  • Near (preposition)

    Close to in time.

    “The voyage was near completion.”

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