far and near

  • 1Far and near — Far Far, adv. 1. To a great extent or distance of space; widely; as, we are separated far from each other. [1913 Webster] 2. To a great distance in time from any point; remotely; as, he pushed his researches far into antiquity. [1913 Webster] 3.… …

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  • 2Far and near — Near Near (n[=e]r), adv. [AS. ne[ a]r, compar. of ne[ a]h nigh. See {Nigh}.] 1. At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh. [1913 Webster] My wife! my traitress! let her not come near me. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 3far and near — {n. phr.} Far places and near places; everywhere. * /People came from far and near to hear him speak./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 4far and near — {n. phr.} Far places and near places; everywhere. * /People came from far and near to hear him speak./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 5far\ and\ near — n. phr. Far places and near places; everywhere. People came from far and near to hear him speak …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 6far and near — all over, everywhere; distant and close …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 7Far and wide — Far Far, adv. 1. To a great extent or distance of space; widely; as, we are separated far from each other. [1913 Webster] 2. To a great distance in time from any point; remotely; as, he pushed his researches far into antiquity. [1913 Webster] 3.… …

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  • 8far and wide — Synonyms and related words: abroad, all, all over, broadly, by far, distantly and broadly, extensively, far, far and away, far and near, infinitely, on all sides, on every side, out and away, right and left, throughout, vastly, wide, widely …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 9Far and Away — Infobox Film name = Far and Away caption = Theatrical release poster director = Ron Howard producer = Ron Howard Brian Grazer Bob Dolman writer = Ron Howard Bob Dolman starring = Tom Cruise Nicole Kidman music = John Williams cinematography =… …

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  • 10Far — Far, a. [{Farther}and {Farthest}are used as the compar. and superl. of far, although they are corruptions arising from confusion with further and furthest. See {Further}.] [OE. fer, feor, AS. feor; akin to OS. fer, D. ver, OHG. ferro, adv., G.… …

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