Collocations for "far"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "far" in context.
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far
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adv
- [they, the thieves, the car] won't get (very) far
- will go far in [life, show business, your career]
- finish far behind the [others, rest]
- we [looked, searched, hunted] far and wide
- far (away) from [home, London, here, the office]
- too far (away) to [see, appreciate, visit]
- was [standing, sitting] far away from
- was [standing] as far away as possible from
- [live, are, going] far away
- is far and away the [best, most]
- far from [correct, done, acceptable, over]
- far from the [asking, desired, predicted] price
- far back [when, in time]
- as far as the eye can see
- (not) as far as I [know, am aware, can see]
- are few and far between
- far out [east, west, north, south]
- far too much [salt, sugar, food]
- far in [excess, advance]
- far [easier, superior, quicker, smaller, worse] than
- dated, slang: far out!
- on the far side of [town, the park]
- is a far distance to
- a far stretch to [say, go, do]
- a far leap from [reality, sanity, ethical]
- a far cry from [the way, how, what] it [was, used to be]
- far [right, left] politics
- on the far side of [town, the park]
- is a far distance to
- a far stretch to [say, go, do]
- a far leap from [reality, sanity, ethical]
- a far cry from [the way, how, what] it [was, used to be]
- far [right, left] politics
- far-reaching [powers, decisions, appeal, control]
- [they, the thieves, the car] won't get (very) far
- will go far in [life, show business, your career]
- finish far behind the [others, rest]
- we [looked, searched, hunted] far and wide
- far (away) from [home, London, here, the office]
- too far (away) to [see, appreciate, visit]
- was [standing, sitting] far away from
- was [standing] as far away as possible from
- [live, are, going] far away
- a far-away [destination, land, country]
- is far and away the [best, most]
- far from [correct, done, acceptable, over]
- far from the [asking, desired, predicted] price
- far back [when, in time]
- as far as the eye can see
- (not) as far as I [know, am aware, can see]
- [very, quite, too, not so] far
- are few and far between
- far out [east, west, north, south]
- far too much [salt, sugar, food]
- far in [excess, advance]
- far [easier, superior, quicker, smaller, worse] than
- dated, slang: far out!
'far' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
North
- ago
- answer
- apart
- apple
- as
- aware
- away
- bachelor
- backlog
- between
- beyond
- bridge
- cold
- column
- combine
- complex
- compromise
- corner
- critical
- cry
- day
- deceptive
- deliberate
- descent
- distance
- distant
- domain
- drag
- dull
- east
- easy
- end
- enough
- estimate
- exceed
- extend
- extensive
- few
- gauge
- important
- initiate
- left
- lobby
- lurch
- mare
- maroon
- moderate
- not
- noteworthy