far

Universal Words adverb, adjective adverb (farther, farthest or further, furthest) distance 1 ~ (from, away, below, etc.) a long distance away: We didn't go far. * Have you come far? * It's not far to the beach. * There's not far to go now. * The restaurant is not far from here. * countries as far apart as Japan and Brazil * He looked down at the traffic far below. * Far away in the distance, a train whistled. * The farther north they went, the colder it became. HELPNOTE In positive sentences it is more usual to use a long way: We went a long way. * _W_e_ _w_e_n_t_ _f_a_r_. * The restaurant is a long way from here. 2 used when you are asking or talking about the distance between two places or the distance that has been travelled or is to be travelled: How far is it to your house from here? * How far is Boston from New York? * How much further is it? * We'll go by train as far as London, and then take a bus. * We didn't go as far as the others. * I'm not sure I can walk so far. time 3 ~ (back / ahead)