'farthest' wordt vergeleken met 'furthest'. Het staat in één of meer van de onderstaande regels.'farthest' is cross-referenced with 'furthest'. It is in one or more of the lines below.
Samengestelde woorden:
far | farthest | furthest |
| as far as prep | (the same distance as) | net zo ver weg, net zo ver woordgr. |
| | Our new grocery store is just as far as the old one. |
| | Onze nieuwe supermarkt is net zo ver weg als de oude. |
as far as I am concerned,
as far as I'm concerned adv | (in my opinion) | wat mij betreft uitdr. |
| | | als je het mij vraagt uitdr. |
| Opmerking: The contraction would normally be used in speech and informal writing. "I am..." is more formal. |
| | As far as I'm concerned, that was the best film of the year. |
| | Wat mij betreft was dat de beste film van het jaar. |
as far as I am concerned,
as far as I'm concerned adv | (as for me, as regards me) | wat mij betreft uitdr. |
| | | als het aan mij ligt, als het van mij afhangt uitdr. |
| Opmerking: The contraction would normally be used in speech and informal writing. "I am..." is more formal. |
| | As far as I'm concerned, I never want to eat another fried alligator steak. |
| | Wat mij betreft hoef ik nooit meer een gefrituurde alligatorsteak te eten. |
| as far as I know adv | (to my knowledge) | voor zover ik weet uitdr. |
| | As far as I know, the bank approved the loan. The boss is in his office, as far as I know. |
| | Voor zover ik weet heeft de bank de lening goedgekeurd. Voor zover ik weet zit de baas in zijn kantoor. |
| by far adv | (by a large margin) | verreweg bw |
| | (Belg.) | veruit bw |
| | The U.S. is, by far, the largest producer of corn in the world. |
| far apart adj | (distant) | ver uit elkaar, ver verwijderd frase |
| | China and Romania enjoy a long-standing friendship though the two countries are far apart. |
| far away adv | (in the distance) | in de verte, ver weg bw |
| | I could see the skyline far away on the horizon. |
| far end n | (furthest part, limit) | uiteinde nw het |
| | The station is situated at the far end of the village. |
| far from [sth] adv + prep | (not at all) | verre van bw + vz |
| | | allesbehalve bw |
| | The dish is far from delicious. |
| | This competition is far from over. |
| far from [sth] expr | (instead of) | allesbehalve, allerminst bw |
| | Far from feeling satisfied with her present job, she decided to look for another. |
| far less adj | (not nearly so, nowhere near as) | lang niet zo woordgr |
| | My sister loves meeting new people; she is far less shy than I am. |
| far less adj | (not nearly as much) | lang niet zoveel woordgr |
| | I watch far less TV than I used to. |
| far less adv | (to a much lesser degree) | in veel mindere mate woordgr |
| | I play guitar far less since taking up the piano. |
| far more than prep | (a much greater quantity than) | veel meer dan woordgr |
| | The Chinese army has far more than a few thousand soldiers. |
| far more than prep | (to a much greater degree than) | veel meer dan alleen woordgr |
| | After she cheated on him, Mike was far more than just mad at her. |
| far off adv | (in the distance) | in de verte bw |
| Opmerking: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun |
| | Far off, Eric could just make out a village. |
far off,
far-off adj | (distant) | verre bn |
| Opmerking: A hyphen is used when the adjective comes before the noun it modifies. |
| | I'd love to be able to travel to far-off lands and have adventures. |
far off,
far-off adj | figurative (estimate: inaccurate) | ver naast bw + vz |
| Opmerking: A hyphen is used when the adjective comes before the noun it modifies. |
| | Your estimate wasn't far off. |
| | Je zat er niet ver naast met je schatting. |
| far out adv | (into the distance) | ver weg bw |
| | The current caused the boy's inflatable boat to drift far out to sea. |
| far too adv | (excessively) | veel te bw |
| | She was far too skinny to be attractive. |
| far-fetched adj | (implausible, extreme) | vergezocht bn |
| | Conrad's story was too far-fetched to be believable. |
| | I find some of the characters he writes about a little far-fetched. |
| far-reaching adj | (having an extensive influence) | verregaand, vergaand, verreikend, verstrekkend bn |
| | The President demanded far-reaching reforms. |
| | The reaction to the arrest was far-reaching and will affect people across the country. |
farseeing (US),
far-seeing (UK) adj | figurative (prudent, planning for the future) | vooruitziend bn |
| few and far between adj | colloquial (rare) | zeldzaam bw |
| | These days, public telephone boxes are few and far between. |
| go far vi | figurative (be successful) (figuurlijk) | ver schoppen bw + ww |
| | My sister's a very talented writer - she'll go far. |
| go too far v expr | figurative (take [sth] past acceptable limits) | te ver gaan ww |
| | I've warned you about your disobedience before but this time you've gone too far! |
insofar,
in so far adv | rare, formal (to such an extent) | in zoverre bw |
| | All these issues are in so far a cause of difficulty that we cannot ignore them. |
| near and far adj | (close and distant) | dichtbij en ver weg bn |
| | Focusing the camera can be a problem in shots where objects are near and far. |
near and far,
far and near adv | (everywhere) | overal bw |
| | | van heinde en ver frase |
| | We hunted near and far for that missing shoe. |
| | People came from near and far to see the boy wonder play the piano. |
| so far so good interj | (all is well up to this point) | tot zover alles ok tw |
| | How do I like retirement? So far so good. But ask me again in six months. |