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far

Meaning of far

at a long distance away

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British English/fɑː/
American English/fɑr/
Russian transcription[dɐˈlʲokʲɪj]
far
far - далекий
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far with Russian translation

far usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Ближайший магазин далеко отсюда.

The nearest shop is far from here.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Их ферма далеко от главной дороги.

Their farm is far from the main road.

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far belongs to the topic "Top 300". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

farдалекий
choppedрубленый
cookedприготовленный
frozenзамороженный
rawсырой
saltyсолёный
slicedнарезанный ломтиками

far synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between far / distant / remote / far-off / farther / further

🇬🇧English
far

the base adjective meaning at a long distance away

A1Very Often

The village is far from here.

Деревня далеко отсюда.

D
🇬🇧English
distant

far away, often a bit more formal and also used for figurative distance

A1Often

The mountains looked distant in the fog.

Горы казались далекими в тумане.

🇬🇧English

far away and not easy to reach; often used for places

A1Often

They visited a remote island.

Они посетили отдаленный остров.

F
🇬🇧English
far-off

very far away; often more descriptive and less common than far

A1Rarely

She dreamt of a far-off land.

Она мечтала о далекой стране.

F
🇬🇧English
farther

more distant in space; comparative form of far

A1Often

This station is farther than the last one.

Эта станция дальше, чем предыдущая.

🇬🇧English

more distant, and also used for extra or additional ideas

A1Very Often

We need to walk further to reach the bridge.

Нам нужно идти дальше, чтобы дойти до моста.

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How to pronounce far and what this word means

far translation: далекий. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce far

/fɑː/

far translation

далекий

far examples

The nearest shop is far from here.

far transcription

/fɑː/, /fɑr/

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far meaning: what does it mean?

at a long distance away

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far is pronounced as /fɑː/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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The nearest shop is far from here. Translation: Ближайший магазин далеко отсюда.

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