far meaning and definition

FAR noun

Definition of FAR (noun)

1. a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again
   • "in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists"
   • synonyms: ALIR, Army for the Liberation of Rwanda, Former Armed Forces, Interahamwe

FAR adjective

Definition of far (adjective)

1. located at a great distance in time or space or degree
   • "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future"
   • antonym: close
2. being of a considerable distance or length
   • "a far trek"
3. being the animal or vehicle on the right or being on the right side of an animal or vehicle
   • "the horse on the right is the far horse"; "the right side is the far side of the horse"
4. beyond a norm in opinion or actions
   • "the far right"

FAR adverb

Definition of far (adverb)

1. to a considerable degree; very much
   • "a far far better thing that I do"; "felt far worse than yesterday"; "eyes far too close together"
2. at or to or from a great distance in space
   • "he traveled far"; "strayed far from home"; "sat far away from each other"
3. at or to a certain point or degree
   • "I can only go so far before I have to give up"; "how far can we get with this kind of argument?"
4. remote in time
   • "if we could see far into the future"; "all that happened far in the past"
5. to an advanced stage or point
   • "a young man who will go very far"